GéNIA has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 24 September 2018. Songs played include Rockaby and Suite For Piano And Electronics (Germ Rework).

“. . . an outstanding musician… she knows how to communicate with her audience, and has the virtuosity that marks her out as a natural pianist.” The Times

GéNIA is a Russian virtuoso pianist with her dexterous fingers in many musical pies. An enigma to both the music and business worlds, GéNIA has become an unstoppable entity constantly seeking to reinvent tradition and stir-up convention.

Born in Ukraine to a family of musicians and scientists, her musical upbringing was both traditional and privileged. She started her studies at the age of four with her great-grandmother, the pianist and pedagogue Regina Horowitz (sister of pianist Vladimir Horowitz). She continued her studies with pianist and teacher at the Kharkov State Institute of Arts until moving to London. In 1999, GéNIA graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and was awarded the prestigious Premier Prix. She later graduated from Trinity College of Music and was awarded the Founders Prize for Excellence.

In 2000, GéNIA move away from the classical concert platform which had enabled her to travel the world as a performer. Her provocative and youthful appearance reflected that of key female figures in the pop and rock industries. Although this now seems to be a standard part of the packaging of classical cross-over artists, at the time it was something that more traditional classical circles were not accustomed to.

This move naturally led her towards more underground playing circles, where she discovered her passion for expanding the potential of the piano. She realized this potential in collaborations with an eclectic range of artists, particularly in the world of piano and electronics. Today, GéNIA has commissioned over 20 new works for piano and electronics, equally at ease on the stage of the concert hall or the nightclub.

“and intoxicating experience…'' Chopin Magazine, Japan

GéNIA is the inventor or Piano-Yoga®, a mutli-dimensional method of piano playing, performing and teaching. This method combines the fundamentals of Russian piano schools with Eastern philosophies, particularly yoga. The first Piano-Yoga® book was published in 2009 in conjunction with the creation of the GéNIA MUSIC Piano School.

GéNIA’s recorded music career to date has seen the release of several ground-breaking records on both the Blackbox and Nonclassical labels. GéNIA’s latest CD Piano Book No. 1 by Gabriel Prokofiev, is due for release worldwide in early September. Through performance and recording, he has worked with some of the most prestigious figures in the contemporary music industry including Nik Bartsch, Max de Wardener, Carl Vine Gabriel Prokofie and many more. Her innovative approach has seen her work with some of the most prominent dance producers on the commercial music scene including The Early Man, kREEPA, Medasyn and Vex'd.

GéNIA's London appearances include the Wigmore Hall, Barbican, South Bank Centre, BFI, Kings Place, St. John's Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Olympia, Vortex and Cargo. She also appeared as soloist on soundtracks for the award-winning films "Paradise Grove" and "Bookcruncher" and performed at the play “The Night Season” at the National Theatre in London. Her recordings and live interviews have been broadcast on BBC TV and Radio.

Alongside a busy artistic career GéNIA also undertakes educational work by giving master-classes, seminars, lectures. She has taught at Trinity College of Music, Dartington and COMA Summer Schools, De Montfort University (Leicester), Lewis University (Peoria, USA), Californian Association of Piano Teachers (CAPMT) in Los-Angeles and EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association) International Conferences in 2007 and 2009.

Please visit GéNIA's website at: www.genia-music.com