Julian G will be performing at the Canyon Community Center on Friday, February 6, 2015.  He is a dynamic classical pianist who renders the compositions of renowned masters with extraordinary passion and precision, and fills the concert hall with his personal brand of charm, humor and charisma. He has performed in the United States, Canada, England, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, China, and Australia, meeting always with both public and critical acclaim.

Julian performs regularly throughout the world in halls such as Carnegie Hall (US), United Nations’ Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (US), Moscow Conservatory Hall (Russia), Verona Philharmonic Hall (Italy), The Esplanade (Singapore) and the Seymour Theatre Centre (Australia). Collaborations include performances with soprano Olga Makarina (Metropolitan Opera), trumpet virtuoso Joe Burgstaller (Canadian Brass), and violinists Elizabeth Zeltser (NY Philharmonic) and Dmitri Berlinsky (Gold Medal Paganini Competition).  TV and Radio appearances include stations such as RAI Uno (Italy), RAI Tre (Italy), RAI International (Italy), RTN (Russia), CTV (Canada), Radio One – CBS (USVI), Paradise Radio (USVI) and SBS (Australia).

Born and educated in Italy, with dual U.S. and Italian citizenship, Julian studied at the Verona State Conservatory (Randone), the Mugi Academy in Rome (Ciccolini) and the Moscow State Conservatory (Mezhlumov). In the United States he received his Bachelor’s Degree at Rowan University (Zuponcic), Master’s Degree at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University (Slutsky), and his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Maryland (Rodriguez).

In 2006 Julian started the Water Island Music Festival in the Virgin Islands, currently in its 9th season, which brings together classical and jazz musicians for three days of music.  (http://www.water-island-music.com/)

In 2008 Julian founded the Non-profit organization 16000children which brings together musicians, visual artists and filmmakers in creating events to raise awareness for the 16,000 children that die of hunger in the world every day. Performances worldwide began in Mar 2010.

In 2009 Julian was named Artistic Director of ‘Crossing Borders’, a Hunter College (NY) program which presents established foreign artists currently living in NY.

In 2010 Julian began writing a classical music column for the main newspaper in the Cayman Islands, The Cayman Compass.

Recent and upcoming highlights include the release of his seventh CD ‘No Smoking’ with his own original compositions along with works by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla, return tours of Europe, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, and a performance at New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall on Jan 12, 2014.

Julian currently splits his time between New York and Paris.