Georgijs Osokins

Full Biography

Latvian pianist Georgijs Osokins is widely acclaimed for his rich sound and for his unique performance style. The first Baltic pianist to establish himself in the top tier of international classical artists, the Latvian-born, Berlin-based Osokins is celebrated for his performances of repertoire ranging from Bach and Scarlatti to Arvo Pärt and Pēteris Vasks, via Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and many more. Critics highlight his “impeccable technique” (France Musique), “subtlety of touch” (The Strad) and “agility and grace” (Gramophone). Osokins has performed at major venues and festivals including Elbphilharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Pierre Boulez Saal, Salzburg Festival, Lockenhaus Festival, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Vancouver Playhouse, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Hall and the Shanghai Music Festival. 

September 2025 sees the release of his debut album with Deutsche Grammophon – For Arvo, featuring the complete piano works of Arvo Pärt, marking the legendary composer’s 90th anniversary. In the 25/26 season, Osokins performs solo recitals in Berlin, Munich, Helsinki, Riga, at the Arvo Pärt Center in Estonia, for the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, the Weidener Meisterkonzerte, and in Polling.

In the 2025/26 season, Osokins makes his debut with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 at Geneva’s Victoria Hall, Lucerne’s KKL and in Lausanne under the baton of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. This follows their acclaimed January 2025  concerts with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, which promptly re-invited Osokins to appear later that year in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 under the baton of Tianyi Lu. Further appearances include performances of Arvo Pärt’s Lamentate with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra under Kristiina Poska, as well as concerts with the Kassel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Georgijs Osokins gained international recognition at the age of 19 after competing in the 17th  International Chopin Piano Competition, where he became an audience favourite. In recent seasons, Georgijs Osokins has collaborated with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Christoph Eschenbach and Rotem Nir, as well as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo with Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. With Kremerata Baltica, he undertook a tour across Asia, appearing in major concert halls in South Korea, China, and Taiwan. Osokins frequently collaborates with Gidon Kremer, touring across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Asia, and the USA. Alongside Lucas Debargue, he became the first resident guest artist in Kremerata Baltica’s 25-year history.  

Georgijs Osokins’ debut album, released in 2016, featured works by Chopin. The UK-based label Piano Classics subsequently issued two of his recordings dedicated to Chopin’s late works and to Rachmaninoff, both receiving critical acclaim in leading music magazines across the UK, Canada, Germany, Denmark, and France. In 2022, the German label Accentus released Osokins’ first chamber music album, recorded alongside Gidon Kremer and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, featuring trios by Chopin and Beethoven. The recording was nominated for both the International Classical Music Awards and the Opus Klassik. In May 2025, Osokins signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, becoming the first Baltic pianist to join the iconic label’s roster. 

Georgijs Osokins was born into a family of pianists in the Latvian capital of Riga in 1995. His earliest lessons were with his father, Sergejs Osokins, and he continued his studies at Riga’s Emīls Dārziņš Music School, whose former students also include the world-renowned Mariss Jansons, Gidon Kremer, Misha Maisky and Andris Nelsons, among others. He further worked with Sergei Babayan at the Juilliard School in New York, and with Georg Friedrich Schenck at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.  

Georgijs Osokins received the Cross of Merit awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland and the Latvian Grand Music Award – the highest honour in music in Latvia – and remains the youngest recipient in the Awards’ history. 

Osokins performs on his own bespoke piano bench designed by Fazioli.