MDIVANI((Mdzivani) TATIANA GERASIMOVNA (born Vorobiova Tatiana Gerasimovna), place of birth Polotsk (Belarus), mother Russian, father, Vorobiov Gerasim Alexandrovich, Belarusian. Candidate of Arts (1983), assistant professor (1988), Laureate of RB State Prize (1998), Doctor-professor of Arts (2005), Member of the Composers▓ Union of Belarus, Member of the Musicalworker▓ Union of Belarus. In 1972, graduated from Belarusian State conservatoire named after ю. Lunacharski (class of Galina Grigorievna Kuleshova, Doctor of Arts, professor, Laureate of RB State Prize), in 1979 √ post graduate courses (scientific adviser Yuri Nikolaevich Kholopov, Doctor of Arts, professor of Moscow conservatoire, Laureate of Russian State Prize, Honoured Worker of Arts of Russia). In 1983, defended candidate▓s thesis ⌠Problems of late romantic harmony in the music of Austrian-German composers, and of 19th to beginning of 20th centuries (ю. Brukner, H. Wolf, G. Maler, л. Regher)■, in 2005 √ doctor▓s thesis ⌠Western rationalism in musical thinking of 20th century (features of evolutionary process)■ (scientific advisers: Kholopov Y.N. and Soroko Edward Maximovich, Doctor of Philosophy, Corresponding Member of Petrov Academy of Sciences and Arts (St-Petersburg), coordinator of the Republic▓s public association ⌠Ecological Culture■ (PннEC, Minsk), Full Member of International Club Golden Section under the International Association of Symmetry ). Worked as teacher of theoretical musical subjects at Molodechno musical schools named after л. Oghinski and at BSC. From 1989, senior scientific worker, from 2006, leading scientific worker of musical art department at the IIEF named after K. Krapiva, Belarusian National Academy of Sciences. Disciples: candidates of arts √ V. G. Gudei-Kashtalian, N. V. Matsaberidze, G. P. Tsmyg, post-graduate students √ е. P. Kurtenok, I. ю. Riabushkina, ю. G. Subbotniaya; graduates √ P. Avramenko, е. Brukhovetskaya, е. Khrabrova.