George Harliono

A young artist who has already captured the attention of classical music enthusiasts worldwide.
George Harliono

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George Harliono | Piano

Despite his tender age, British Pianist George Harliono has garnered an illustrious career, adorned with triumphs. In the year 2023, he was awarded with the esteemed Silver Medal at the prestigious XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition, and concurrently acclaimed as one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars.

Indeed, George commands a fervent international following, as legions of admirers passionately track his artistic endeavors, predominantly on various social media platforms. His Instagram page, a beacon of virtual adulation, boasts an impressive legion of over 100,000 devoted followers.

He was invited to give his first one-hour-long solo recital at the age of nine, and since then, he has performed at numerous locations in the UK, USA, Europe, and Asia. He has appeared at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, The Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, The Royal Albert Hall, and Chicago Symphony Centre.

In 2013, he was invited to record Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op.2 No.1 at the Southbank Centre in London. In 2016, his performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 at the Great Hall of The Moscow Conservatory was broadcast live on Russian national TV and streamed live on Medici TV.

Since his concerto debut at the age of 12, he has been a regular performer with orchestras, including the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, The Mariinsky Orchestra, Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Tyumen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. George also regularly performs alongside eminent artists such as Denis Matsuev and has worked with many renowned conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sladkovsky, Evgeny Shestakov, Ainars Rubikis, Anton Lubchenko, Ken Takaseki, and Sebastian Weigle.

George has been awarded prizes in numerous competitions throughout the world, including The Grand Piano Competition in Moscow, Sendai International Music Competition, Royal Overseas League Music Competition in London, Gina Bachauer Piano Competition in Utah, Concourse International de Lagny-sur-Marne, and Dinu Lipatti Piano Competition in Bucharest.

Most recently, he performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 at Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Frankfurt Alte Oper. He was also invited to perform a recital as part of the Duszniki-Zdrój International Chopin Piano Festival, one of the oldest and most important classical music festivals in Poland.

He studies with Professor Pascal Nemirovski (International Chair in Piano, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) and has taken masterclasses with Dmitri Bashkirov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, and Simon Lepper, among others. George also works closely with conductor Alexander Sladkovsky, who has taken a personal interest in his development as an artist.

“George Harliono is very talented. He’s got a phenomenal career ahead of him,” says the acclaimed Russian pianist Denis Matsuev.

George has just completed a BMUS Degree at the Royal College of Music. He was one of the youngest students to be accepted onto this course.

In 2018, he was shortlisted for an award in the ‘Sound of Classical Poll’ at the Classic BRIT Awards in London, which promotes the best emerging artists and ones-to-watch in classical music. In 2022, George was awarded ‘Best Guest Artist’ at the ‘440 Hz’ awards for his performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 at Zaryadye Hall in Moscow with Musica Viva Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin.


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