Photo: Giorgi Kolbaia G I O R G I G I G A S H V I L I P I A N I S T Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, Giorgi Gigashvili studied the piano without ever considering pursuing a professional career as a pianist. Passionate about the folksongs of his country, he likes to arrange and sing this music - he even participated in the Georgian version of ‘The Voice’, taking home the top prize at the age of thirteen. He attended the Paliashvili Central Music School for Gifted Children and entered the Tbilisi State Conservatory in the class of Revaz Tavadze. In April 2019 he won 1st Prize at the Vigo International Piano Competition, with Martha Argerich as president of the jury. In 2021, he received the Hortense AndaBührle Special Prize at the Fifteenth Géza Anda Competition in Zurich; this enabled the Géza Anda Foundation to recommend him for participation in the KlavierOlymp in Bad Kissingen, where hewon First Prize and the Audience Prize. In March 2023, Giorgi won the 2nd Prize at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition andwas also awarded the Junior Jury Prize, the Prize for the best chamber music and 5 out of 6 audience prizes. His debut album “Meetingmy Shadow” was released in April 2023 with Alpha Classics. The album reveals his full palette of colours, featuring Scarlatti, Beethoven, Scriabin and Messiaen. His next solo albumwith works by Prokofiev was released by Alpha in early 2026. Giorgi fuses his career as a classical pianist with his passion for electronic and experimental music. Giorgi studied with Kirill Gerstein at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin andwith Nelson Goerner in Geneva. He is supported by the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation, by Bayer Kultur’s stArtacademy and the Orpheum Foundation for the advancement of young soloists. Giorgi was selected a BBCNewGeneration Artist 2023-2025 and has been nominated ECHO Rising Star for the season 2025/26. Since 2025, he has been a Steinway Artist.
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