Biography
Georgian pianist Salome Jordania has rapidly emerged as one of the most compelling pianists of her generation, celebrated for her technical command, poetic imagination, and profound musical insight. In 2025, she was named one of Georgia’s Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Arts and Style category.
She has performed as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Israel, the Netherlands, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. Her festival appearances include Piano aux Jacobins, Les Grands Interpretes, L’Esprit du Piano, Piano en Valois, Festival de Musique de Menton, Palazzetto Bru Zane, Batumi International Piano Festival, Texas International Piano Festival, Tel-Hai Festival, Gijon Piano Festival, Yamaha Rising Stars in Tokyo, and the IKIF Rising Stars Series in New York.
Salome has won over 30 international prizes, including top honors at the Jose Iturbi Competition,
Etoiles du Piano, Georges Cziffra Award (Vienna), Chopin National Competition (Georgia), Norma Fischer Prize (USA), Yamaha Prize (France), Goldene Taste (Frankfurt), and Silver Medal at the IKIF Competition (New York). She was the sole winner of the New York Concert Artists Competition, which led to her acclaimed debut recital at Berlin Philharmonie in 2023.
She has performed with leading orchestras including the Georgian Philharmonic, Orquesta de Valencia, Moscow Virtuosi, SLO Symphony, Orchestre de Picardie, Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi, Armenian National Philharmonic, and Potsdam Philharmonic.
An active chamber musician, Salome is a member of the Amsterdam-based trio The Graces, which has performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Grachten Festival, and Settimane Musicali Internazionali in Italy. In 2025, she made her Wigmore Hall duo debut, launching a UK tour. Salome studied at Juilliard (B.M.), Yale (M.M., Charles S. Miller & Yale Alumni Prizes), and Guildhall (Artist Diploma, supported by the Steinway & Sons Scholarship). Her highly anticipated debut solo album with La Dolce Volta, centered on Liszt’s Sonata, is scheduled for release in 2026.
