George-Emmanuel Lazaridis

George-Emmanuel Lazaridis (born 1978, Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek classical pianist, composer and mentor. Biography Early life Born in Greece, Lazaridis started composing at the age of four. At the age of six, he began to attract public attention, appearing in various TV art programs and a special 45-minute radio broadcast on the Greek National Radio. Mentored by Yonty Solomon at the Royal College of Music in London, Lazaridis also worked with Alfred Brendel, Ruth Nye, Domna Evnouhidou, Paul Badura-Skoda, Noretta Conci Leech and Douglas Finch. Since the age of eleven, he has received prizes, honorary awards like the Jeunes Solistes D’ Europe and the Steinway & Sons Grand Prix, scholarships from the Hattori, Onasis and Levendis Foundations, the RCM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother award and the Chappell Medal 2000. He has also received a TCM Fellowship, medals from the prestigious Academy of Athens, the Worshipful Company of Musicians and many more. Solo performance and composition career Lazaridis enjoys an international career that has taken him from the United States and Mexico to Europe, Russia, Egypt, and the Middle East. During the past 20 years he has performed in some o