Lika Bibileishvili

Born in the Republic of Georgia, Lika Bibileishvili was accepted into the piano class of Prof. Medea Shaladze at the Georgian University of the Arts in her home town of Batumi when she was only ten years old.

Early solo appearances in piano concertos by Rachmaninov and Saint-Saëns at the ages of 12 and 14 testify to her exceptional talent. In 2008 she moved to Munich to pursue her studies at the University of Music and the Performing Arts; Bibileishvili received important counsel from her teachers Franz Massinger, Volker Banfield, and Antti Siirala.

After obtaining her Master’s Diploma with honors in 2015, she began post-graduate studies at the Salzburg Mozarteum. Legendary piano pedagogue Dmitri Bashkirov commended her “extraordinary musical and intellectual abilities” after having heard her in a masterclass. Lika Bibileishvili holds a scholarship from the “Live Music Now” organization established by Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

She has been given numerous opportunities to perform both as soloist and chamber musician as part of its concert series.

Her début performance at the Ruhr Piano Festival took place in 2020.