Philimon Koridze was a Georgian singer, teacher and folklorist who was born in 1829 in Samtredia district. In 1864-1872 he studied vocal arts with F. Ronkoni in Milan. Soon, he appeared several times before the audience at “La Scala” and was praised by Italian press. In 1872, Pilimon Koridze went on a tour to Europe and South America (Rio de Janeiro) and performed on multiple opera stages. He continued his work in Italy under the pseudonym of Corrigio. In 1881, he returned to Georgia and after becoming a soloist at the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tbilisi, started actual public activity.

As singer Hamlet Gonashvili, recognized as Voice of Georgia, was born in 1928 in Sighnagi district. His special musical talent was discovered during his theatrical studies with Rector Mikheil Kveselava, who advised Hamlet to become interested in singing on a professional level. In 1953 Hamlet Gonashvili became the leading soloist of the Georgian Song and Dance State Ensemble, and in 1969 he joined the State Song and Dance Ensemble “Rustavi”. “The ensemble's” repertoire was often based on Hamlet's character as his unique voice and virtuoso performance technique always attracted special attention. He performed both Kartli-Kakhetian and Imereti-Gurian songs and hymns, Megrelian and Abkhazian Sogs (as a narrator), and works of Georgian compositors with the great success. Along with the ensemble Rustavi, Hamlet Gonashvili traveled almost all over the world and left no one indifferent to his song including professional musicians who could not hide their admiration for the Georgian singer's abilities. "Urmuli", "Orovela", "Tsintskaro", "Tsmindao Ghmerto" (Holy God), "Gaprindi Shavo Mertskhalo", "Daigvianes" are the most prominent from his work. The Georgian singer had a perfect ability of melody articulation that was well used by a composer Iakob Bobokhidze when he chose Hamlet Gonashvili's voice for his works (''Modi Giambob", "Tovli", "Mzeo Tibatvisa").

Victor Dolidze is a famous Georgian composer born in Ozurgeti in 1890. In 1910, while being in Tbilisi Commercial School, he formed an orchestra of mandolin-players and guitarists, while at the same time he was studying in the class of violin and composition at the Kiev Music School.

Johann Sebastian Bach was better known as a virtuoso organist than as a composer in his day. His sacred music, organ and choral works, and other instrumental music had an enthusiasm and seeming freedom that concealed immense rigor. Bach's use of counterpoint was brilliant and innovative, and the immense complexities of his compositional style -- which often included religious and numerological symbols that seem to fit perfectly together in a profound puzzle of special codes -- still amaze musicians today. Many consider him the greatest composer of all time.