Congratulations to GC alumnus, pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze on signing an exclusive multi-album recording contract with Ondine!

Nicolas Namoradze commented: “I’m thrilled to begin this new relationship with Ondine, whose creative vision, artistic excellence and legendary roster I have long admired. It’s a privilege to work with a label that aligns so closely with my musical values, and I look forward to sharing some exciting new recordings with listeners around the world through this partnership.”

Ondine is an award-winning label renowned for its exceptional catalogue and commitment to major classical repertoire and contemporary voices.  Nicolas’ first album will be centered around Beethoven’s monumental “Hammerklavier” Sonata, with further projects to be announced.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

In addition, Nicolas has been making headlines with international performances and reviews:

Wigmore Video

The full video of Nicolas’ Wigmore Hall recital from June is now available to stream on YouTube. A recent review of the recital includes one from International Piano:

“A formidable recitalist… Bewitching, delicately sculpted… With this essentially intellectual performer you feel that he’s thought through every bar. The result was a dizzyingly fast fugue [of the Hammerklavier] and a brilliantly reconfigured opening stretch… He played his own piano arrangement of two movements from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé. Elegantly arranged and brilliantly executed, they showed yet another facet of this remarkable man.”

In the News

Among a stream of recent coverage is a profile in the Financial Times on his activities and the Verbier Festival premiere of the Neurorecital — available to read in print or online. In addition, he can be seen in conversation with Tom Service on BBC Radio 3.

Upcoming

This fall brings an exciting performance schedule across three continents, including residencies at Honens and the University of Puget Sound and appearances at venues such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, New York’s Kaufman Center and the Kronberg Festival, as well as a special recital at Doha’s Al Mayassa Theatre as part of the international WISE 12 Summit.

Please keep an eye on his website and social media for updates!

This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.