opera: "The Abduction of the Moon" (1977) Shota Rustaveli Prize (1984) Order of Lenin (1966) Order of the October Revolution (1971) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1958) Medals Albert Schweitzer Prize (1986) Honoured citizen of Tbilisi (1985). References Sources Finscher, Ludwig (ed.): Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 2nd ed. Stuttgart, Kassel 1994–2007 Hollfelder, Peter: Die Klaviermusik, Hamburg 1999 Laux, Karl: Die Musik in Rußland und der Sowjetunion, East-Berlin 1958 External links Otar Taktakishvili (1924-1989) French National Library 1924 births 1989 deaths 20th-century classical composers Burials at Didube Pantheon Classical composers from Georgia (country) Male opera composers Musicians from Tbilisi Opera composers from Georgia (country) People's Artists of the USSR Soviet classical composers Soviet male classical composers Soviet opera composers Stalin Prize winners Tbilisi State Conservatoire alumni Academic staff of Tbilisi State Conservatory