Georgy Kovalev Violist
Russian-German violist Georgy Kovalev, born in 1990 in Tiflis (Georgia), is one of the leading violists of his generation.
After finishing his studies with Yuri Bashmet in Moscow, Matthias Buchholz und Nobuko Imai at the Kronberg Academy, he is currently a student of Tabea Zimmermann at the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ in Berlin.
Georgy Kovalev has performed with leading orchestras, such as the Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra, New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra and New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra among others.
He is a prize winner and a finalist of international competitions such as Yuri Bashmet International Competition in Moscow, Tokyo International Viola Competition and Brahms International Competition.
In 2011 he received the Neva Foundation Prize awarded by the Verbier Festival.
His chamber music partners included Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff, Steven Isserlis, Yuri Bashmet, Fazil Say, Frans Helmerson, Emanuel Ax, Jörg Widmann, Viviane Hagner, Claudio Bohorquez, Lawrence Lesser, at renowned international music festivals such as Schubertiade, Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Rheingau Musik Festival, Kronberg Academy Festival and Mozartfest Augsburg.
Georgy Kovalev has performed at concert venues such as the Victoria Hall (Geneva), Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris), Cologne and Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Kioi Hall (Tokyo), Prinz Regenttheater (Munich), Gordon Bennett Hall (Chicago), Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory.
His future engagements include solo recitals and concerts in USA, Germany, Ireland, Holland, France, Italy, Austria and Greece.
Georgy plays a viola by Simon Bernand Fendt (London 1820), kindly on loan to him by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.