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GIORGI GIGASHVILI
Silver Medalist
at the 17th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, 2023

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GIORGI GIGASHVILI

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Giorgi studied at the Paliashvili Central Music School for Gifted Children and entered the Tbilisi State Conservatory, in the class of Revaz Tavadze. His pianistic career took a decisive turn in 2019 when he won First Prize at the Vigo International Piano Competition (with Martha Argerich as president of the jury) and 3rd Prize and the Audience Favorite Prize at the 62nd Busoni Competition.
The pandemic in 2020 forced Giorgi to remain locked down in Georgia, where he began to write electronic music and popular songs. His passion for the piano was rekindled in 2021 when he received the Hortense Anda- Bührle Special Prize at the 5th Géza Anda Piano Competition in Zurich; followed by an invitation to take part in the KlavierOlymp in Bad Kissingen, where he won 1st Prize and the Audience Prize.
In 2023, Giorgi celebrated another great success: He won the 2nd Prize at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition and was also awarded the Audience Favorite, Junior Jury, and Chamber Music prizes.
His debut album, “Meeting My Shadow” featuring Scarlatti, Beethoven, Scriabin, and Messiaen has been highly acclaimed since its release with Alpha Classics in April 2023.
Since autumn 2023, Giorgi has been studying with Kirill Gerstein at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin; before, he studied with Nelson Goerner in Geneva. Gigashvili is supported by the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation and the Géza Anda Foundation. In the 2022/23 season, he is a Classeek Ambassador artist. He has been sponsored by Bayer Kultur’s stART academy since 2023. Alongside his career as a classical pianist, he has created with his friends an electronic and experimental music group, Tsduneba, which means ‘temptation’ in Georgian.
 
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KEVIN CHEN
Gold Medalist
at the 17th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, 2023

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KEVIN CHEN

Kevin Chen lives in Calgary, Canada, where he studies with Marilyn Engle. Despite his young age, he has already taken part in many famous international competitions, winning 1st Prize at the Liszt Competition in Budapest, 1st Prize at the Mozart Competition in Lugano (junior section) and 1st Prize at the Hilton Head Competition in Washington, 1st Prize at the Concours de Genève Music Competition, and most recently- 1st Prize at the 17th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. He has performed with the Calgary, Edmonton, and Minneapolis Symphony Orchestras, among others. Kevin Chen is also an avid composer, with nearly 100 works to his credit, including symphonies and a piano concerto. In 2013, he wrote River Rhapsody in honor of the victims of the High River floods.