George, known colloquially as Nick, began his musical study at age eighteen upon entering college. Enraptured by his first course, an Introduction to the World of Music, George immersed himself in the studies of classical music; the theory, the repertoire, the performance and the history. He immediately began taking group piano lessons and within a semester advanced to private lessons with Dr. Robert M. Auler. After four years of intense study, George gave a senior recital that included performances of works by Mozart, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Chopin as well as faculty performances of original compositions.

 

The ’23-’24 season will include world premiere’s of a new orchestral work co-commissioned by the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts and the Winchester Orchestra entitled Impressions of Indigo, performances of the revised edition of The Volstead Act for symphonic wind ensemble, and dozens of additional performances of existing solo and chamber works around the world.  

 

A native of Syracuse, New York and now a resident of Los Angeles, Gianopoulos’ music has been performed throughout Europe and America, including performances in China, Israel, Spain, England and Greece and regular performances in Southern California. George has been commissioned by Long Beach Opera, Santa Barbara Symphony, Piano Spheres, The Glendale Philharmonic, The Chamber Opera Players of Los Angeles, Winchester Orchestra, Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, Tala Rasa, Symbiosis Ensemble, The Helix Collective and the Malkin-Trybeck Duo, among others. He has been awarded by the American Viola Society, One Ounce Opera, Boston Metro Opera, Aurora Borealis Duo and was the Composer-in-Residence for the Los Angeles based Symbiosis Ensemble and the Alumni-in-Residence (AIR) for the State University of New York at Oswego, where he worked with students and faculty. His music has been performed by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles Master Chorale, along with musicians Dr. Robert Auler, Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, Lynn Vartan, James Beauton, Maksim Velichkin, Michele Fiala (IDRS 2018), Rong-Huey Liu, and Kate Kayaian. More at www.georgengianopoulos.com