Lunchtime Recital - Salome Jordania (piano)

A solo piano recital presented in association with Talent Unlimited. Programme F. Liszt - Cloches de Geneve M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade 1. Gnomus Promenade 2. Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle) Promenade 3. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après les jeux) 4. Bydło Promenade 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle Promenade 7. Limoges. Le marché (The Market) 8. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) Con mortuis in lingua mortua 9. La Cabane sur des pattes de poule (Baba-Yaga) 10. The Great Gate of Kiev Biography: Georgian pianist Salome Jordania has appeared as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist in cities across Germany, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Italy, Spain, Austria, Israel, Ukraine, the Netherlands, France, Russia, Mexico, and throughout the United States. She has been invited to perform solo recitals at numerous international festivals, including the Texas International Piano Festival (USA); the Batumi International Piano Festival in Georgia; the Music for Peace Festival Gala in Moscow, where she appeared as a winner of their international competition; the Yamaha Rising Stars Concerts in Tokyo, Japan; the IKIF Rising Stars Series in New York City; Piano aux Jacobins in Toulouse; Les Grands Interprètes, Piano en Valois, L’esprit du Piano Festival in Bordeaux, and the Festival de Musique in Menton — all in France; the Georges Cziffra Festival in Vienna; the Chipping Campden Festival in the UK; Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice; and the Gijón International Piano Festival in Spain, where she was the first recipient of the Dominique Webber Scholarship. As a concerto soloist, Salome has collaborated with orchestras such as the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi in Salerno, Italy; UAT Symphony in Mexico; SLO Symphony in California; Orquesta de Valencia in Spain; Orchestre de Picardie in France; UTC Symphony in Tennessee; the Batumi Philharmonic Orchestra; the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow Virtuosi; Georgian Sinfonietta; the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan; the Potsdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany; and the Kharkiv Philharmonic Orchestra in Ukraine. Salome was named the sole winner of the New York Concert Artists Competition, which led to her debut recital at Berlin’s Philharmonie Hall in March 2023, where she received warm critical acclaim. Over the years, Salome has earned more than thirty prizes in international competitions, including the Norma Fischer Prize at the Wideman International Competition and First Prize at the Hartford Concerto Competition (USA). She received the Silver Medal at the International Keyboard Institute and Festival (IKIF) in New York, and the Bronze Medal at the José Iturbi International Piano Competition, where she also earned three special prizes for Best Performances of Mozart, Chopin, and the commissioned work. She became a laureate at the Étoiles du Piano Competition in France and additionally earned the Yamaha Prize and the EDHEC Audience Prize. She was also awarded the prestigious Georges Cziffra Award by the Cziffra Foundation in Vienna and was selected as a finalist for the Classeek Ambassador Programme, participating in its residency in Switzerland. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Julian Martin, and a Master’s degree from the Yale School of Music, where she worked with Boris Berman and graduated with both the Charles S. Miller Prize and the Yale Alumni Prize. She recently completed the Artist Diploma program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London under the guidance of Ronan O’Hora, as a recipient of the Steinway & Sons Scholarship. Recent seasons have brought further artistic expansion, especially in her collaborations. She is now part of a trio "The Graces," based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and they have performances scheduled at multiple festivals, including the Grachten Piano Festival this summer and Settimane Musicali Internazionali in Italy. They recently appeared on NPO Klassiek Radio and the Podium Klassiek TV show. In 2025, Salome recorded an album with celebrated cellist Nina Kotova, to be released internationally, and made her debut at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw Grand Hall with The Graces. She also made her debut at London’s Wigmore Hall in a duo recital with award-winning bassist Strahinja Mitrović, with whom she has a tour of concerts planned throughout the UK next season. Her highly anticipated debut solo album is scheduled for release in 2026 with the French label La Dolce Volta. Presented in association with Talent Unlimited.