NTU Arts: BBC New Generation Artists: Giorgi Gigashvili and Nikala at University Hall

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We're excited to welcome artist Giorgi Gigashvili and multi-instrumentalist Nikala to perform Serious Music at University Hall in Nottingham.

Serious Music showcases a unique stage experiment where classical, pop, electro beats, and hip-hop blend in a dynamic dialogue among vocals, piano, and electronic sounds.

Works featured

• Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No.7 in B♭ major, Op. 83
• Shostakovich – Symphony No.7 in C major, Op. 60 and Symphony No.8 in C minor, Op.65
• Chopin – Nocturne in E♭ major, Op. 9 No.2
• Debussy – Clare de Lune
• Chopin – Prelude, Op. 28, No.4

This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 to be broadcast at a later date.

Giorgi Gigashvili – piano
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Giorgi studied the piano at the Paliashvili Central Music School for Gifted Children and entered the Tbilisi State Conservatory in the class of Professor Revaz Tavadze. He won First Prize in the Vigo International Piano Competition (2019) and the Special Prize at the Fifteenth Géza Anda Competition in Zurich (2021). This was followed by an invitation to take part in the KlavierOlymp in Bad Kissingen, where Giorgi won First Prize and the Audience Prize. In 2023, he won 2nd Prize at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition and was also awarded the Junior Jury Prize, the Prize for the best chamber music and five out of six audience prizes.

Since autumn 2023, Giorgi has been studying with Kirill Gerstein at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. He is supported by the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation and the Géza Anda Foundation. In the 2022/23 season he was a Classeek Ambassador artist and since 2023 has been supported by Bayer Kultur’s stARTacademy.

Giorgi's debut album Meeting my Shadow was released in April 2023 with Alpha Classics. The CD has been highly acclaimed since its release: It reveals his full palette of colours; featuring Scarlatti, Beethoven, Scriabin and Messiaen.

Alongside his career as a classical pianist, he has created an electronic and experimental music group, Tsduneba, which means ‘temptation’ in Georgian.

Visit Giorgi Gigashvili's website to find out more.

Nikala 
Nikoloz Zubiashvili, known by his artist name Nikala, is a musician from Georgia. Growing up in a musical family, he was inspired by his mother's piano playing, and taught himself to play the guitar, drums, saxophone, and keyboards.

Aged 17, Nikala began making his own music, learning to produce and experimenting with different styles to create his unique sound. He studied music at the Tbilisi State Conservatory and learned about sound engineering at CES (Creative Education Studio) Tbilisi.

Today, Nikala enjoys making music that blends different styles and sounds. He’s a rising star in Georgia’s music scene and is excited to share his music with the world.

Listen to Nikala's music on SoundCloud.

Performance information

Doors: 6.30 pm
Performance: 7.00 pm
Running time: approximately 60 minutes without an interval
Age guidance: 7+, under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Seating: Allocated

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