Biography

Georgian pianist Salome Jordania has appeared as a recitalist, chamber musician as well as concerto soloist in different cities of Germany, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Italy, Spain, Austria, Israel, Ukraine, The Netherlands, France, Russia, Mexico and various states of the USA.

Salome has been invited as a guest artist performing solo recitals at various festivals like: Texas International Piano Festival; Batumi International Piano Festival in Georgia; Music For Peace Festival Gala (as a winner of their competition) in Moscow, Russia; Yamaha Rising Stars Concerts in Tokyo, Japan; IKIF Rising Stars Series in New York City, USA; Piano aux Jacobins in Toulouse, France; Les Grands interpretes, France; Piano en Valois in France; Festival de Musique in Menton, France; Georges Cziffra Festival, Vienna, Austria; Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice, Italy; L’esprit du Piano festival in Bordeaux, France and Gijon International Piano Festival in Spain as a first recipient of Dominique Webber scholarship.

She has performed as a soloist with different orchestras such as: Georgian Philarmonic Orchestra, Tbilisi, Georgia, Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi in Salerno, Italy; UAT Symphony in Mexico; SLO Symphony in California, USA; Orquesta de Valencia, Spain; Orchestre de Picardie, France; UTC Symphony in Tennessee, USA; Batumi Philarmonic Orchestra, Georgia; Moscow Chamber Orchestra and Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra, Russia; Georgian Sinfonietta, Tbilisi; Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Yerevan; Potsdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany and Kharkiv Philarmonic Orchestra, Ukraine.

In 2021 and 2023, Salome was invited to be a jury member of The International Piano Competition of Nataly Yeshchenko in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

She had a successful debut recital at Berlin Philarmonie Hall in March of 2023. The same year, she became a finalist at Classeek Ambassador Programme with a residency in Switzerland.

Salome made her Lincoln Center debut performing John Corigliano’s “Chiaroscuro” as part of the AXIOM Festival. Her first CD recorded by NAXOS came out in 2022, a contemporary piece titled “La Makina” written by composer Martin Matalon.

The concert season of 2024-2025 includes solo recitals, chamber concerts and performances with orchestra in France, UK, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, and the US.

Pianist Salome Jordania began her studies at the age of seven with renowned professor Natalia Natsvlishvili in her native Tbilisi, Georgia.

Since young age she has won multiple national and international competitions including 1st prize at Tbilisi National Competition of young pianists, top prize at “Nutcracker” competition in Moscow, Russia; 1st prize and multiple special prizes at Chopin National Competition in Georgia; 1st Prize at Golden Key Competition in Frankfurt, Germany after which she toured Germany as a soloist and part of the chamber ensemble KAMMERTON. At 13 years old, she was granted a special prize by the Mayor of Tbilisi naming her “Cultural Ambassador of Georgia” .

Salome earned her Bachelor Degree from The Juilliard School of Music with Prof Julian Martin and her Master’s degree from Yale School of Music with Boris Berman graduating with the Charles S. Miller prize as a distinguished pianist and with Yale Alumni Prize award.

During recent years, Ms. Jordania became the Winner of New York Concert Artists Worldwide Competition in NYC, USA; the Norma Fischer Prize in Wideman International Competition; won silver medal at IKIF competition in New York City; Bronze medal at the Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition, where she was awarded three additional special prizes for best Performance of Mozart, best performance of Chopin, and best interpretation of the commissioned piece; received Finalist Prize, Yamaha Prize and EDHEC prize at Etoiles du Piano, France and the Georges Cziffra Award by the Cziffra Foundation in Vienna, Austria.

She recently obtained Artist Diploma degree at Guildhall School of Music in London, UK with Prof Ronan O’Hora, where she was a recipient of Steinway and Sons scholarship.