Our Talents

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the family of poets and writers, Elisso Bolkvadze began her musical study at the early age of four and performed her first concert with orchestra at the age of seven. She’s a musician with numerous talents with an outstanding sensibility and brilliant virtuosity. As described by legendary Maestro Zubin Mehta, she is a pianist with a “complete control over the instrument”.

Winner of the 2019 Bartók World Competition and a Junior Prima Prize recipient, Ádám Szokolay has given concerts throughout Europe and North America, in such venues as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Salle Cortot in Paris, the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius, the Great Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and the Palace of Arts in Budapest. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Savaria-, Győr- and Miskolc Symphony Orchestras, the Budapest Strings and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra among others, with such conductors as János Kovács, Mátyás Antal and Zsolt Hamar.

Lithuanian-born pianist Kasparas Mikužis at the age of 22 has given solo performances on stages of Wigmore hall, Concertgebouw hall, Southbank Purcell Room and Bridgewater Hall. He has released his debut CD and his performances were televised on Mezzo TV. Kasparas is a prize winner of over 20 international competitions and for representing Lithuania on an international stage he was awarded a letter of gratitude by the president of Republic of Lithuania.

The Georgian-Swiss pianist Tamar Beraia strikes with a piano play full of strength and maturity, musicality and virtuosity. Two solo recordings ‘Portrait’ (EaSonus, 2014) and ‘Beethoven-Liszt’ (Avi-music, 2018) feature her landmark performances of Schumann’s Carnaval, Beethoven’s Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major and Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor.

Alexandra was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1995 and started her professional piano studies at the age of 5. Already at an early stage she met the famous French Professor and Composer Michel Sogny who shared his knowledge and special piano method with her and become her mentor.

From an early age, the Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova showed an innate musical maturity and amazing technical abilities. Her live recording of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto has over 37 million views on YouTube and is highly acclaimed by critics and world-renowned musicians.

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Barbare Tataradze began playing piano at the age of 5 and soon after she follows Michel Sogny’s famous Piano Method.
Supported by Lyra Charity Foundation in Georgia she became brilliant Prizewinner and got scholarship of the Foundation SOS Talents- Michel Sogny.
Barbare regularly participated at the Gala Concert of the Foundation SOS Talents in Paris at Hotel Marcel Dassault broadcasted by Mezzo TV diffused in 50 countries as well as TV 5 Monde in 200 countries.

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Ilia Lomtatidze began playing piano at the age of 8 and immediately follows Michel Sogny’s famous Piano Method.
Supported by Lyra Charity Foundation in Georgia he became very soon one of the most successful Prizewinner and got scholarship of the Foundation SOS Talents- Michel Sogny.
Several times he participated at the Gala of the Foundation SOS Talents in Paris at Hotel Marcel Dassault broadcasted by Mezzo TV diffused in 50 countries as well as TV 5 Monde in 200 countries.

Milda Daunoraite (b.2001) began her piano studies at the age of six. She received her formative education at The Purcell School of Music (London) and is currently studying with Tessa Nicholson at the Royal Academy of Music, under a full fees scholarship, where she is a recipient of the ABRSM Scholarship award. She has been supported by The Keyboard Charitable Trust , ‘SOS Talents foundation – MS’ and Mstislav Rostropovich Charity and Support Foundation.

Born in 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili began studying piano under her mother at the age of three. She gave her first concert with Tbilisi Chamber Orchestra when she was 6 and appeared internationally at age 10. She studied in Tbilisi with Tengiz Amirejibi and in Vienna with Oleg Maisenberg at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Her older sister, Gvantsa Buniatishvili, is also a pianist, and they have played together on numerous occasions.

Pianist Marianna Humetska, Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Soloist of the “Discovering Paderewski” International Music Festival in Ukraine/Poland, is a winner of numerous prizes and diplomas in international competitions, among which include the Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians and Diaghilev Competition in Moscow, “Virtuosos of the Year 2000” Competition in St. Petersburg, Dvarionas Competition in Vilnius, and the Honens Competition in Calgary.

Yana Vassilieva fait ses études musicales au conservatoire de Saint-Pétersbourg avec le professeur Alexander Sandler1. Elle est remarquée en 2000 par le pianiste et pédagogue Michel Sogny qui l’invite à travailler sous sa direction à la Villa Schindler (Autriche).

Lydie Solomon has a unique and astounding artistic path behind her Early international career of a child prodigy
Up to the age of eighteen, Lydie has followed a classical pianistic course, showing brilliant and precocious aptitudes.
Recognised as a child prodigy, Lydie Solomon played at 2 years old by ear ‘Ode to Joy’ by Beethoven. At 5, she was admitted at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot.

Born in 2006 in Akhalkalaki (Georgia), she started playing the piano at the age of 6. She is currently enrolled at the E. Mikeladze Central Music School, in Tbilisi (class of Nino Katamadze). Anahit has appeared with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, and Batumi Symphony Orchestra.

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Lithuanian pianist Gryta Tatoryte is known for her sensitive and convincing interpretation of classical music, as well as for her harmonious and well-balanced collaboration with various Lied and chamber music ensembles.