GEORG SARKISJAN was the LNSO’s concertmaster from 2015 to 2022, complementing his musical pursuits with engagements in various German orchestras and chamber ensembles. Currently, he serves as the deputy concertmaster for the Wuppertal Sinfonieorchester.

He has been nominated twice for the Latvian Grand Music Award: in 2016, for Outstanding Chamber Music Performance and, in 2021, for Outstanding Interpretation in recognition of his brilliant performance of Aram Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto with the LNSO and conductor Kristiina Poska. 

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Georg has participated in numerous workshops and festivals. Winner of solo performance and chamber music competitions in Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, and Germany.

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Former member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, the Youth Chamber Orchestra of NRW, and German Chamber Academy of Neuss am Rhein. He has performed as soloist with the Düsseldorf SO, Robert Schumann University of Music SO, State Youth Orchestra of North Rhine Westfalia, the Bonn Classical Philharmonic, the LNSO, among other orchestras.

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In 2010, Sarkisjan made his debut at the Beethoven House in Bonn in the concert series The Young Stars. 

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Georg is co-founder of the Akademie für Musik am Rhein in Düsseldorf. Lecturer at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.