ANUSHKA CHKHEIDZE
Live – CES Records, ISA Records / Georgia, based in NL-Utrecht
Anushka Chkheidze TECHRIDER 2024
Biography
Georgian Anushka Chkheidze, born in Tbilisi in 1997, is one of the most promising talents far beyond the country’s borders.
Growing up in the small village of Kharagauli, she began singing in a choir at the age of 11. She herself describes the time she spent there as magical and believes that her music is strongly influenced by those childhood years.
In January 2019, Anushka Chkheidze released her first tracks on the compilation “Sleepers Poets Scientists” curated by Natalie Beridze, followed by her debut album “Halfie” in April 2020.
The second album “Move 20-21”, released in February 2021, was created during the pandemic and addresses the absence of physical movement and interaction with other people.
“Lost Luggage” was released in 2023 and deals with an obvious theme that is unfortunately not unknown to most of us.
The album “Clean, Clear and White” followed in May 2024, for which Anuska Chkheidze conducted field recordings as well as piano and choir recordings in the newly renovated research center in Basel, Switzerland.
She is invited to international cross-genre festivals and frequently collaborates with choirs, which led to a commission from the Swiss-Georgian festival Close Encounters for the highly acclaimed Gori Women’s Choir in Georgia.
With her installation “See Me,” Anushka Chkheidze explores the hidden currents and history of the Pader River through immersive soundscapes as part of a site-specific exhibition in Paderborn. Using river recordings, organ music, and voices from the local choir, she transforms urban spaces into a poetic, tangible experience.
Anushka Chkheidze’s composition for a MIDI organ entitled “Intricate Pipes” will be premiered on an analog organ using an Orgamat at Monheim Triennale in July 2025.
Anushka Chkheidze has already collaborated several times with the Berlin musician Robert Lippok, one of her key mentors, and is currently preparing their first joint release.