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Artist
GéNIA
12+ albums
piano classical contemporary experimental russian
about
“. . . an outstanding musician… she knows how to communicate with her audience, and has the virtuosity that marks her out as a natural pianist.” The Times GéNIA is a Russian virtuoso pianist with her dexterous fingers in many musical pies. An enigma to both the music and business worlds, GéNIA has become an unstoppable entity constantly seeking to reinvent tradition and stir-up convention. Born in Ukraine to a family of musicians and scientists, her musical upbringing was both traditional and privileged. She started her studies at the age of four with her great-grandmother, the pianist and pedagogue Regina Horowitz (sister of pianist Vladimir Horowitz). She continued her studies with pianist and teacher at the Kharkov State Institute of Arts until moving to London. In 1999, GéNIA graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and was awarded the prestigious Premier Prix. She later graduated from Trinity College of Music and was awarded the Founders Prize for Excellence. In 2000, GéNIA move away from the classical concert platform which had enabled her to travel the world as a performer. Her provocative and youthful appearance reflected that of key female figures in the pop and rock industries. Although this now seems to be a standard part of the packaging of classical cross-over artists, at the time it was something that more traditional classical circles were not accustomed to. This move naturally led her towards more underground playing circles, where she discovered
