| 1935 | Born 10 August in Tbilisi |
| 1959 | Enters Tbilisi Conservatory |
| 1961 | Wind Quintet |
| 1962 | Concerto for Orchestra |
| 1963 | Graduates from Tbilisi Conservatory |
| Largo and Allegro for strings, piano, and timpani | |
| 1967 | First Symphony |
| 1970 | Joins the faculty of the Tbilisi Conservatory |
| Second Symphony, "Songs" | |
| 1971 | Becomes musical director of the Rustaveli Theatre, Tbilisi |
| 1973 | Third Symphony |
| The Pranks of Hanuman, musical | |
| 1975 | Fourth Symphony, "In Memoriam Michelangelo" |
| The Caucasian Chalk Circle, musical | |
| 1976 | State Prize for the Fourth Symphony |
| 1977 | Fifth Symphony |
| 1978 | American premiere of the Fourth Symphony |
| 1979-80 | Sixth Symphony |
| 1982-84 | Music for the Living, two-act opera |
| 1985 | Bright Sorrow for two choirboys, chorus, and orchestra |
| 1986 | Seventh Symphony, "Epilogue" |
| 1989 | Liturgy ("Mourned By The Wind") for viola and orchestra (version for cello, 1997) |
| 1990 | Life Without Christmas, I: Morning Prayers |
| 1991 | Moves to Berlin |
| Life Without Christmas, II: Daytime Prayers | |
| Life Without Christmas, III: Evening Prayers | |
| 1992 | Life Without Christmas, IV: Night Prayers |
| Abii ne Viderem for string orchestra and tape | |
| Another Step for orchestra and tape | |
| 1993 | My Psalm for soprano, alto flute, viola, cello, bass, synth |
| Wingless for orchestra | |
| Violin Concerto, "Lamentation" | |
| 1994 | Magnum Ignotum for alto flute, chamber orchestra, and tape |
| Nach dem Weinen for solo cello | |
| Trauerfarbenes Land for large orchestra | |
| Caris Mere for soprano and viola | |
| 1995 | ...à La Duduki for brass quintet and orchestra |
| Lament (Music in Mourning of Luigi Nono) for violin, soprano and orchestra | |
| Simi ("Joyless Thoughts") for cello and orchestra | |
| Rag-Gidon-Time for violin and piano | |
| V & V for violin, tape and strings | |
| 1996 | Valse Boston for piano and string orchestra |
| Instead of a Tango for violin, bandoneon, piano, and doublebass | |
| 1997 | Diplipito for cello, countertenor and orchestra |
| Time and Again for violin and piano | |
| 1998 | Childhood Revisited for oboe, piano, bass guitar and strings |
| Piano Quartet in L'istesso Tempo | |
| Sio for strings, piano and percussion | |
| 1999 | And Farewell Goes Out Sighing... for violin, countertenor and orchestra |
| Rokwa for large orchestra | |
| Styx for viola, large chorus and orchestra | |