A. Machavarinai (1913 -1995) is the author of 5 symphonies, concerts for piano an violin, operas Mother and Daughter and Hamlet, musical show Funny Comedy, ballets Othello and The Knight in a Tiger's Skin (after Shota Rustaveli's poem), four string quartets, two sonatas for piano, sonata for violin, pieces for different instruments and choir works. The 1st symphony was created in 1947 and dedicated to the tragedy of the II World War.