British Indonesian pianist George Harliono was invited to make his first one hour long, solo recital at the age of nine and since then has performed in numerous locations both in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia, appearing at venues such as Wigmore Hall, The Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, The Royal Albert Hall and Chicago Symphony Centre. In 2023, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition.

In 2013 he was invited to record Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op.2 No.1 at the Southbank Centre in London. In 2016 his performance of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 at the Great Hall of The Moscow Conservatory was broadcast live on Russian national TV and streamed live on Medici TV.

Since his concerto debut at the age of 12 he has been a regular performer with orchestras including the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, The Mariinsky Orchestra, Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Tyumen Philharmonic Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. George also regularly performs alongside eminent artists such as Denis Matsuev and Lang Lang. He has worked with many renowned conductors including Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sladkovsky, Alexander Rudin, Evgeny Shestakov, Ainars Rubikis, Anton Lubchenko, Ken Takaseki, Kazumasa Watanabe, Ivan Nikiforchin, Haoran Li and Sebastian Weigle.

George has been awarded prizes in numerous competitions throughout the world including The Grand Piano Competition in Moscow, Sendai International Music Competition, Royal Overseas League Music Competition in London, Gina Bachauer Piano Competition in Utah, Concourse International de Lagny-sur-Marne in Paris and Dinu Lipatti Piano Competition in Bucharest.

Most recently he performed Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 at Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow and Liszt Piano Concerto no 1 at the Frankfurt Alte Oper. He was also invited to perform a recital as part of the Duszniki-Zdrój International Chopin Piano Festival, one of the oldest and most important classical music festivals in Poland.

He currently studies with Professor Pascal Nemirovski (International Chair in Piano, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), following earlier studies with Vanessa Latarche and William Fong. He has also taken masterclasses with Dmitri Bashkirov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Vladimir Ovchinnikov among others. George also works closely with conductor Alexander Sladkovsky who has taken a personal interest in his development as an artist.

“George Harliono is very talented, he’s got a phenomenal career ahead of him.” Says the acclaimed Russian pianist Denis Matsuev.

He graduated in 2021 with a BMUS Degree at the Royal College of Music. He auditioned at 15 years old and was accepted with a full scholarship. He was one of the youngest students to be accepted onto this course.

In 2018 he was shortlisted for an award in the ‘Sound of Classical Poll’ at the Classic BRIT Awards in London, which promotes the best emerging artists and ones-to-watch in classical music. In 2022 George was awarded ‘Best Guest Artist’ at the ‘440 Hz’ awards (of which Yury Termirkanov was President) for his performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 at Zaryadye Hall in Moscow with Musica Viva Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin.

In 2024, George embarked on a recital tour across China. He also performed at some of the most prestigious venues in Asia, including Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Seoul Arts Center, Victoria Concert Hall (Singapore) and Taiwan National Concert Hall. In August, George had the honor of performing for the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, and in November, he made his debut recording of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Beyond his performances, George is also deeply committed to education and enjoys sharing his insights with aspiring musicians. He has given masterclasses at many institutions including Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tainan National University, National Tsing Hua University, Taipei University of the Arts, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas.

George is grateful for the support he receives from The Luxaviation Group.