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A unique talent of the piano

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George Harliono is quickly emerging as one of the most talented pianists of his generation. Born in London in 2001, the young pianist boasts a CV that would rival soloists’ decades his senior. The list of conductors with whom he has worked, and competitions where he has won prestigious honours is equally impressive.
He made his concert debut aged just 12, with his first recording produced in London’s Southbank Centre that same year.
Since then, the pianist has performed with some of the most well-renowned orchestras in the world. He is also a regular feature at illustrious venues in Europe, Asia and the USA, with notable performances at London Wigmore Hall, The Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal and Chicago Symphony Centre.

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"George Harliono is very talented, he’s got a phenomenal career ahead of him”
Denis Matsuev

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Still a student?

Yet for all of his professional accolades, Harliono has only recently graduated from conservatoire. In 2017, he became one of the youngest ever recipients of a full, four-year scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London, graduating in the summer 2021 aged just 20. Before attending RCM, Harliono was home-schooled from the age of 13, but his father David Evans professes that his talent was ‘nothing to do with myself or my wife’.


"I had a great time playing with George Harliono"
Lang Lang

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Harliono cites Lang Lang as one of his principal artistic influences, having performed with him in Munich in 2017. His playing style combines virtuosity with tenderness, elegance with passion, with a recent review describing his playing as ‘quite exceptional’. He also boasts a hugely varied repertoire, and his favourite works range from Beethoven and Schubert to Rachmaninoff and Tariverdiev.

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YouTube sensation

George Harliono is undoubtedly a huge success story for British classical music, and with his extraordinary ability, he is sure to have a long and outstanding career. But perhaps in today’s world it is no surprise. Whilst music critics may know him as an award-winning performer, many in his generation will always know him as the boy with 2.4 million views on YouTube for playing Beethoven in a train station back in 2014. Needless to say, now that George is performing the world over, those bystanders at St Pancras might not have realised just how lucky they were!