Born in 1985 in Minsk, Bielorussia, Georgi Anichenko began playing the cello at the age of five at the State Music College with the renowned cellist, Vladimir Perlin. By the age of eight, Georgi was performing with the Minsk State Music College Orchestra during their European tour. In 1996, Georgi received First Prize at the International Competition for the Young Musicians in Moscow and a year later, he took the Virtuosity Prize at the Junior International Tchaikovsky Competition in St.Petersburg.
Georgi’s first visit to France involved a solist performance in Paris at the Salle Cortot Auditorium des Halles. That same year he took part in the tournée in the Royal Kingdom where he performed also as a soloist with the Minsk State Music College Orchestra. In 1999, Georgi received the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation Scholarship and was invited by Vladimir Spivakov to take part in the Master-Classes with E. Finke in Swizerland and perform recital at the International Music Festival in Colmar, France.
Georgi entered the Paris National Superior Conservatory at the age of fifteen and placed first in the cello class of Philippe Muller. He received a French Government Scholarship for the following three years. During his studies in Paris, he was a recipient of the Tarrazzi Foundation Scholarship as well as the Meyer Foundation Scholarship. Georgi also won Second Prize at the Lions Club International Cello Competition in Nantes, France and in 2004, Georgi graduated, with honors, from the Paris National Conservatory of Music.
Winner of the European Young Concert Artists Audition in Paris and Finalist of the same competition in New-York, Georgi has achieved success in France and beyond. He regularly gives solo recitals and takes part in chamber music concerts in France and around the world including season performances at the Theatre Mogador (Paris), Palais des Congrès (Lille), the Flagey Music Studio (Brussels), and at Concertgebouw (Amsterdam). Georgi was invited to perform at the La Folle Journée music festival in Tokyo and at various festivals in France. |
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