Biography

Elisso Gogibedaschwili was born in Austria in 2000 and has been regarded as a prodigy since her childhood. At the age of 10, she made her orchestral debut with the MAV Orchestra in Budapest, marking the start of her career as a sought-after international soloist. She is a regular guest at the Centre of the Arts Toronto, the Bayreuth Festival, and the Alba Music Festival, having performed with renowned orchestras such as the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Janácek Philharmonic, and the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova.

In the upcoming 2024/25 season, Elisso will make her solo debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus, NDR Konzerthaus in Hanover, and Carnegie Hall in New York. As part of the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation Live Music Now e.V., she will perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Igor Levit, Ciára Whitnall, and the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Additionally, she will premiere the Violin Concerto by Georgian composer Otar Taktakishvili in multiple countries across Europe, Canada, and South America, in honor of his 100th birthday. Elisso has already recorded solo and chamber music works for EMI, ORF, and Genuin.

In 2008, she was accepted as a young student of Professor Josef Rissin at the Karlsruhe University of Music. Since October 2021, she has been studying with Professor Krzysztof Wegrzyn at the Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media. She has further refined her artistry through masterclasses with Ingolf Turban, Midori, Mihaela Martin, Kim Kashkashian, and Ana Chumachenco.

As a passionate chamber musician, she has drawn inspiration from collaborations with Konstantin Lifschitz, Sharon Kam, Kristóf Baráti, and legendary pianist Bruno Canino. With her ensemble Trio Poème, she was included in the concert sponsorship program of the German Music Council and toured throughout Germany. Starting in the 2024/25 season, she will be a chamber music scholar of the Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz Foundation. Furthermore, she is a scholarship recipient of the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein, where she participates in intensive workshops.

Wherever she performs, music critics consistently highlight her brilliant technique, incredibly mature tone, and exceptional musicality. One review praised her performance as “simply magnificent, fiercely passionate, and maliciously sparkling—a fireworks display of unprecedented violin tones.” Another critique in *Kulturzeitschrift* remarked: “What was remarkable was the musician’s sympathetic humility; despite her virtuosity, she internalized the music, was entirely at one with herself, and played with an expressiveness that transcends superficial technical effects.”

Elisso plays a violin by Andrea Guarneri from the late 17th century, generously on loan from the Otten family.