Lisa Batiashvili

Lisa Batiashvili is a Georgian-born German violinist, widely admired for her virtuosity, musical depth, and artistic integrity. An award-winning artist, she has built enduring relationships with many of the world’s leading orchestras, conductors, and musicians, earning the respect of audiences and colleagues alike.

In 2021, she founded the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation, fulfilling a lifelong commitment to supporting exceptionally talented young Georgian musicians and helping them thrive in international musical careers.

During the 2026–27 season, Batiashvili will open the Tsinandali Festival in Georgia with the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. She will then present a variety of programs and artists as part of a residency at the Beethovenfest Bonn and in the Georgian Spotlights series at the Dresden Philharmonic. She will also bring her story to the stage in City Lights: Follow Your Dreams, tour with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä, perform with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Salzburg Easter Festival, and appear with other orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.

An active chamber musician, she tours extensively with Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Gautier Capuçon, and with Georgian composer-pianist Giorgi Gigashvili.

Recording exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon, her recent releases include Secret Love Letters (2022) with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra, City Lights, and Visions of Prokofiev. Her discography has earned major awards including an Opus Klassik Award and international critical acclaim.

Batiashvili lives in Berlin and plays a Joseph Guarneri “del Gesù” violin from 1739, generously loaned by a private collector. For selected projects, she plays a violin by Philipp Augustin, a copy of her “del Gesù” made for her in 2026.