{{Infobox musical artist | name = Gavin George | image = | caption = | birth_name = Gavin George | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|05|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = Westerville, Ohio | origin = Granville, Ohio, United States | genre = Classical | occupation = Pianist | instrument = Piano | years_active = 2009–present | website = {{URL|www.gavingeorge.com/}} }} '''Gavin George''' (born May 10, 2003) is an American classical pianist.
==Early life and education== Gavin George was born on May 10, 2003, in Westerville, Ohio. He is the elder of two children to his father Eric and mother Mary George. George's love for music became evident by the age of two, and he began formal piano instruction at the age of three.<ref name="Dispatch">{{cite news|last1=Saunders|first1=Amy|title=Boy wonder: At age 9, pianist astonishes adults with keyboard prowess|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2012/10/14/boy-wonder.html|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch|date=October 14, 2012}}</ref> George is currently{{when|date=May 2022}} a student of Ran Dank, and previously studied with Antonio Pompa-Baldi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gavingeorge.com/artist.php?view=bio|title=Biography|website=Gavin George, Pianist|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
==Career== Gavin George made his orchestral debut in 2010 at age seven with the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra.<ref name="Columbus Monthly">{{cite news|last1=Ghose|first1=Dave|title=Raising a boy wonder|url=http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2011/03/raising-a-boy-wonder.html|accessdate=4 July 2016|work=Columbus Monthly|issue=March 2011}}</ref> As a gold-medal winner for the two consecutive years of 2010 and 2011 in the American Association for the Development of the Gifted and Talented International Piano Competition, he performed two times in Carnegie Hall and was awarded a full scholarship to study and perform in the Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg.<ref name="Dispatch" /><ref name="Columbus Monthly" /><ref name="SuzukiArticle">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Student Gavin George will be on From the Top on September 25|url=https://suzukiassociation.org/news/suzuki-student-gavin-george-will-be-on-from/|website=suzukiassociation.org|publisher=Suzuki Association of the Americas|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=audio/video clips 2011: Gavin George (piano) feature story|url=https://viandenfestival.eu/audiovideo-clips-2011/|website=Viandenfestival.eu|date=2012-11-05|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref>
George appeared as a featured performer on the CBS Early Show in 2010 and the Queen Latifah Show in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Piano Prodigy, 6, Plays Carnegie Hall|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/piano-prodigy-6-plays-carnegie-hall/|website=cbsnews.com|accessdate=4 July 2016|date=April 19, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Newark Advocate">{{cite news|last1=Bracken|first1=Drew|title=Granville pianist, 12, achieves Opus 3 Artist status|url=http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/granville/2015/10/07/granville-ohio-gavin-george-piano-prodigy-opus-artist/73436374/|accessdate=4 July 2016|work=Newark Advocate|date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, he became the youngest person to perform on the Emmy award-winning show From the Top, which was broadcast on NPR.<ref name="SuzukiArticle" /> In 2012, he was awarded first prize in the Suzuki Association of the Americas International Piano Concerto Competition.<ref name="SuzukiConcerto">{{cite journal|last1=Lis|first1=Malgosia|title=Piano Concerto Featured Gavin George|journal=American Suzuki Journal|date=September 1, 2012|volume=40|issue=4|url=https://suzukiassociation.org/news/piano-concerto-featured-gavin-george/|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Tri-C">{{cite web|title=Tri-C Classical Piano Series (episode two: Gavin George)|url=http://www.gcabc.ca/gifted-kids/tri-c-classical-piano-series-episode-two-gavin-george/|website=Gifted Kids Vids Showcasing Gifted Kids and Issues Related to Being Gifted|date=2015-05-08|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref> The same year he was selected as one of the PRODIGIES series documentary profiles made by RadicalMedia, appearing on the YouTube THNKRTV channel.<ref name="THNKR">{{cite web|last1=THNKR|title=9-Year Old Piano Prodigy Gavin George|url=http://www.creativitypost.com/education/piano_prodigy_gavin_george|website=www.creativitypost.com|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref>
From 2010 to 2016, George had orchestral performances throughout the United States as well as in Italy. Among the concertos he performed are Haydn Piano Concerto No. 11, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1, and Mozart Piano Concerto No. 5. During this time, his recital and orchestral performance venues included Sorrento, Italy; Perugia, Italy; Vianden, Luxembourg; Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.; Carnegie Hall, New York; Severance Hall, Ohio; Gartner Auditorium, Ohio; Ocean Reef Cultural Center, Florida; Xavier University, Ohio; The Balboa Theatre, California; Orchestral Hall, Minnesota; Denison University, Ohio; and Midland Theatre, Ohio.<ref name="Dispatch" /><ref name="Columbus Monthly" /><ref name="Newark Advocate" /><ref name="TRI-C Event">{{cite web|title=Tri-C Classical Piano Recital Series - Gavin George|url=http://events.tri-c.edu/event/tri-c_classical_piano_recital_series_-_gavin_george#.V3rf-aKRb1Y|website=www..tri-c.edu|publisher=Cuyahoga Community College|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Beacon">{{cite news|title=Gavin George, 11 year old pianist, playing in Lakeside|url=http://thebeacon.net/beacon-news/news-entertainment/item/5962-gavin-george-11-year-old-pianist-playing-in-lakeside|accessdate=4 July 2016|work=The Beacon|date=August 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Mozart">{{cite web|title=The Master Prodigy – Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra|url=http://mainlymozart.org/events-cal/event-cal/mozart-mozart-medelssohn-balboa-theater/|website=mainlymozart.org|accessdate=4 July 2016|archive-date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707171703/http://mainlymozart.org/events-cal/event-cal/mozart-mozart-medelssohn-balboa-theater/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Xavier">{{cite web|title=Classical Piano: Gavin George|url=http://www.xavier.edu/campusuite25/modules/calendar.cfm?grp_id=323&cal_id=38885#.V3rsaaKRb1Y|website=www.xavier.edu|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.gavingeorge.com/ Gavin George official website] * [https://www.youtube.com/user/MaxGavOhio Gavin George YouTube channel] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaakFH8JIYU Gavin George Documentary by Radical Media]
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