Biography

Winner of New York Concert Artists Worldwide Competition, 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, Piano en Valois in France; Georges Cziffra Festival, Vienna, Austria; Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice, Italy 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 was also chosen as one of the finalists at Classeek Ambassador Programme.

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 May of 2022 where she recorded a piece titled “La Makina” written by composer Martin Matalon.

Her upcoming concert tour in 2023-2024 includes solo recitals and performances with orchestra in Switzerland, France, UK, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Japan 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 Chopin National Competition in Georgia and was granted a special prize by the Mayor of Tbilisi naming her “Cultural Ambassador of Georgia” at 13 years old.

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 was awarded the Norma Fischer Prize in Wideman International Competition; won silver medal at IKIF competition in New York City; First Prize at Golden Key Competition in Frankfurt, Germany; won 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 is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma degree at Guildhall School of Music in London, UK with Prof Ronan O’Hora, where she is a recipient of Steinway and Sons scholarship. Salome is managed by ICM Management worldwide.