George N. Gianopoulos

As a composer and musician, it is always my goal to strive to create a pure and honest work that remains true to my identity as a person.

George, known colloquially as Nick, began his musical study at age eighteen upon entering college. Enraptured by his first course, an Introduction to the World of Music, George immersed himself in the studies of classical music; the theory, the repertoire, the performance and the history. He immediately began taking group piano lessons and within a semester advanced to private lessons with Dr. Robert M. Auler. Throughout his tutelage he also undertook the art of pedagogy, developing a private piano studio of twelve students as well as working as a church pianist and organist. After four years of intense study, George gave a senior recital that included performances of works by Mozart, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Chopin as well as faculty performances of original compositions.

A native of Syracuse, New York and now a resident of Los Angeles, Gianopoulos’ music has been performed throughout Europe and America, including premieres in Israel, Spain, England and Greece and regular performances in Southern California. George was commissioned by the Glendale Philharmonic to write his Sonata for Two Celli for their Positive Motions concert series and was premiered by Ruslan Biryukov and Maksim Velichkin. Mr. Gianopoulos is the currently the Composer-in-Residence for the Los Angeles based Symbiosis Ensemble and concert series Music @ MiModa.