Piano with Tamar S.

I am Tamara. Was born and brought up in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia (then part of the USSR). I started playing piano at the age of six and was immediately accepted at the prestigious special Music School for Gifted Children in Tbilisi. During my study at this school, in addition to taking part in numerous concerts, I performed with the Georgian State Orchestra several times. From 1986, I studied piano at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, finishing my studies in 1991 with a Master's Degree under the guidance of famous Georgian pianist Nino Chirakadze. On completion of this course I was awarded the Diploma 'Higher Education Degree' in the former USSR. According to this diploma I had the qualifications of professional piano teacher and performer. After graduation from the Conservatoire, I started teaching piano at the college of Instrumental and Performing Art in Tbilisi and also continued my performing career with pianist Tamara Sakvarelidze-Black. We gave duo recitals initially in Tbilisi and subsequently in London. In 2002, I worked for a period as a pianist at the Thistle Hyde Park Hotel in London. From 2003, I moved to Paris where have completed the course at Conservatoire Supérior de Région de Paris (CNR) under the guidance of famous French pianist Yves Henry. I continued my teaching and performing career in Paris. For several years, I worked as an accompanist of ballet classes at the Russian School of Arts in Paris. The highlight of my teaching career was attending Al Bustan International Festival in Lebanon where my student was invited to take part by maestro Gianluca Marcianò. I enjoy performing and had appeared in many and varied settings with repertoire ranging from light music to classical music. Tamara is fluent in English, French, Georgian and Russian.