Press reviews

(...) "Recently we have been observing an important and desirable musical offensive of academics. Apart from the excellent artists such as Medea Berianidze, Joanna Bernagiewicz-Madejska , Katarzyna Chacińska, Leszek Kułakowski, who give lectures there (...) -" owing to their didactic work, there are many active top level student groups".

(...)"Concerto Es-Dur for two pianos has not been played so far at the Polish Pianism Festival, because it is difficult to find two pianists, who would respond to the challenge and prepare the devilishly difficult, crystal-clear music of Amadeus - and Słupsk has such pianists. Medea Berianidze and Joanna Madejska took up this challenge bravely and won. They reached the level of teamwork and mutual understanding allowing them to lead the narration, draw the phrases nicely and polish up the nuances - at impeccable pianism. (...)"An excellent finale of the concert was the Fantasy c-moll by Beethoven (...) ", the performance in Słupsk sounded beautiful, whereby its main heroine was above all Medea Berianidze, who played the leading piano part. This was a perfect performance in terms of the sound, technicality, style and expression because, as usual in the case of Beethoven, the music is rich in moods, contrasts, nuances and virtuoso elements - perfectly exposed by the soloist".
(Kazimierz Rozbicki)

Stuttgart - Germany. (...) "This part of the concert at the Hohenheim University was led by professor Henryk Stiller, and the performance of the pianist from the Higher School of Pedagogy, Medea Berianidze was its perfect complement. The audience has called upon the performer to give encores several times" (Ryszard Hetnarowicz)

Biography

Born and brought up in Tbilisi (Georgia), she started to play the piano at the age of 8. She graduated from the secondary music school and State Conservatoire in Tbilisi. She brought her skills to perfection as a solo pianist under the guidance of professors C. Kargareteli and E. Rusjszwili, and in regard to accompaniment-chamber music under the guidance of professors I. Glebowa, N. Łaperaszwili and G. Toroszelidze. Her inborn abilities to accompaniment did not escape the attention of the school teachers. Already during her studies she was engaged by her home Conservatoire as an accompanist at recruitment exams to the higher school. After graduation from her studies, as an evidence of recognition of her talent - the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Georgia, on motion of the university, funded her post-graduate training practice, which was completed by her in the Piotr Czajkowski Moscow Conservatoire at the faculty of Accompaniment Teaching under the direction of a prominent teacher and accompanist, professor E. Szenderowicz. The Moscow musical circles quickly recognised the above-average accompaniment skills of the pianist and proposed to her the cooperation with the leading accompanists of the Bolshoi Theatre, in particular with L. Mogilewska. An accompanist by avocation, she wished to deepen her knowledge of vocalism. She attended the classes of prominent professors-vocalists: Z. Sotkiława and E. Nesterenko. After the return to Tbilisi, she worked in the Georgian Philharmony as a soloist and an accompanist and cooperated permanently with the soloists of the Opera and Ballet Theatre, collaborating on programs and music concerts. The Management of the Secondary Music School proposed a job to her as a teacher-pianist, which is accepted by her. The civil war in Georgia affected her decision to leave the country. In 1993, she came to Polnad and took up a job at the Higher School of Pedagogy (at present Pomeranian Academy) in Słupsk as a lecturer and in the State School of Music as a teacher of the subject "piano lessons".

Concerts performed abroad

• 1980-1992 - performances in many cities of the former Soviet Union such as: Moscow, Kiev, Riga, Vilnius, Baku, Kutajsi, Batumi, Tbilisi.
• 1997 - performance of the compositions of F. Schubert and F. Chopin at the Hoheheim University in Stuttgart (Germany)
• 2000 Milan (Italy) World Vocal Contest Voce Lirice, accompaniment to the Polish tenor of the Chamber Opera, Tomasz Krzysica. The performance turned out to be a great success for the soloist, as he took the first place.

Performances in Poland in the role of a soilist

• 1993 - performance of the triple concert and Fantasy of L.van Beethoven.
• A double concert of W.A. Mozart
• Concert of G. Anthiel under the conduct of Joseph Herter (USA)
• 1995 - performances of the piano parts (mainly) with the Sinfonia Baltica Philharmony
• Performance of the monographic concert of F. Schubert
• Professor Stiller Jubilee concert
• Jubilee concert celebrating the XXX anniversary of WSP in Słupsk
• Georgian piano music concert
• 1998 - concert for four hands with a German conductor and pianist Walter Pfohl, performance of the compositions of M. Moszkowski and W. Gawrili
• 2001 - "EXTRAORDINARY CONCERT" in Gdańsk, accompaniment to T. Krzysica
• Performances at gala concerts and accompaniment at artistic programs
• Recordings of radio auditions for children and youth
• Cooperation with the male chorus "SYNTAGMA" as an accompanist and musical consultant
• Performances during periodical PAP ART concerts in Słupsk as a soloist and accompanist

Awards

• Diploma of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Georgia in 1985
• Award, acknowledgements and commemorative medal of the Mayor of the city of Słupsk