Georgian pianist Salomé Chitaia has established herself as a versatile and expressive performer, with engagements spanning Poland, France, Italy, Ukraine, Serbia, Georgia, United Kingdom and Israel. A laureate of multiple international piano competitions, her recent concerto appearances include performances with the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva.

Salomé’s repertoire ranges widely, encompassing landmark works, such as Messiaen’s Visions de l’amen, Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata, alongside a broad spectrum of solo and chamber music performed in venues including Symphony Hall in Birmingham and Salle Cortot in Paris. She has appeared at the Pre-CBSO showcase at Birmingham Symphony Hall and at the Birmingham Beethoven Piano Sonatas Marathon with the monumental Hammerklavier Sonata.

Deeply engaged with the music of Frédéric Chopin, Salomé was selected in 2017 to represent Warsaw’s Chopin Society “Stowarzyszenie Smolna”, a distinction that has led to over 100 recitals and chamber performances in Poland. She regularly appears at leading festivals in the UK, Poland and her native Georgia. Her artistic collaborations include distinguished musicians such as pianists Peter Donohoe and Pascal Rogé, violinists Geza Hosszu-Legocky and Yuri Kuroda, as well as composers François Bernard-Mâche, Vazha Azarashvili and Shavleg Shilakadze.

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Salomé began playing piano professionally at the age of 16. She studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she was a holder of the Presidential Scholarship and was the last student of the renowned pianist and professor Nana Khubutia. After graduating with honours, she continued her studies in Krakow and Warsaw before moving to the UK to complete the Advanced Postgraduate Diploma (a doctoral-level performance programme) at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she studied with John Thwaites, Mikhail Kazakevich and Pascal Nemirovski.

Alongside her performing career, Salomé recently completed her PhD at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where her practice-based research explored Lisztian influences in Maurice Ravel’s pianism. Her research was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Georgia’s International Education Center. She has presented at major academic forums, including conferences of the Royal Musical Association, and has contributed to international projects such as a 2023 cultural initiative marking 30 years of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Israel. Salomé also serves as the Administrative Director of the Birmingham International Piano Competition. In 2024, she was featured in the Georgian Embassy in the UK’s documentary project “13 journeys to a new home”, highlighting successful Georgian women in the UK. As of 2025, Salomé teaches in the Junior Department of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Her students have achieved success in national competitions, including the Northfield Festival of Music and Speech.

Her upcoming concert engagements include a French music recital at the Sorbonne University in Paris, a performance of the Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor as part of the CBSO Centre Stage series with the soloists of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, as well as a performance of the Ravel left-hand piano concerto with the Solihull Symphony Orchestra. She will also give recitals in Spain, Georgia and Poland.