Georg Sarkisjan, a distinguished Latvian violinist, began his musical education under the guidance of Dace Bērzāja at the Emīls Dārziņš Music School in Riga, Latvia. He continued his studies with Professor Ida Bieler at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf, graduating with distinction in 2010. He completed his Concert Exam in 2013, again with the highest honors.

Over the years, he has garnered awards at international competitions in Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Russia. As a passionate chamber musician, he received first prizes in both 2008 and 2014 at the Schmolz und Bickenbach Competition Düsseldorf as a member of a string quartet and string trio.

In 2010, he was honored with the Music Prize of the Bruno-Frey Foundation and received a scholarship from the PE Förderkreis for Music Students in Mannheim. From 2010 to 2013, he was also a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein.

His orchestral career includes key positions such as deputy concertmaster with the Bochumer Symphoniker (2014–2015) and first concertmaster of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (2015–2022). He later served as deputy concertmaster with the Bergische Symphoniker (2022–2023) and currently holds the same position with the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his orchestral work, Georg is an active soloist. His solo debut took place in 2010 at the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, where he performed alongside pianist James Maddox. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with numerous ensembles, including the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, and several festival orchestras throughout Europe. A particularly notable artistic partnership has developed with pianist Keigo Mukawa, with whom he performed the complete cycle of Beethoven’s violin sonatas in a critically acclaimed series of concerts in Riga.

In recent years, his repertoire has included major violin concertos by Brahms, Khachaturian, Mozart (G major), and Tchaikovsky. He is equally in demand as a recitalist, having given numerous sonata recitals in recent seasons with pianist Georg Kurdijan. Their programs have featured works by Schumann, Beethoven, Janáček, and Karen Khachaturian, among others.

His artistic versatility is also documented in recordings. Most notably, he recorded major works by Béla Bartók for violin and piano for the Coviello label, including the Sonata for Solo Violin BB 124 Sz. 117, the Violin Sonata No. 1 BB 84 Sz. 75, and the Sonata for Violin and Piano BB 88 Sz. 80. 80. Alongside his performing career, he is deeply committed to music education. Since 2015, he has been a faculty member at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga. In 2022, he was additionally appointed lecturer at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf.

His playing is marked by a distinctive blend of technical mastery, emotional depth, and stylistic sensitivity—qualities that continue to shape his career as a performer and educator across Europe.

Alongside his performing career, he is deeply committed to music education. Since 2015, he has been a faculty member at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga. In 2022, he was additionally appointed lecturer at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf.


His playing is marked by a distinctive blend of technical mastery, emotional depth, and stylistic sensitivity—qualities that continue to shape his career as a performer and educator across Europe.