Artists x Instruments
Georgia Koumentakou
Violin
Born in Belgium in 2012 to Polish and Greek parents, Georgia began her musical journey at the age of three and a half. She studied with Erik Sluys and since 2026 she pursued her musical education with Robin Wilson and Ilya Grubert.
From the age of six, Georgia appeared in many concerts, quickly standing out for her musical maturity. A major milestone came in 2020 at the Klassiek Leeft Jong Festival in Knokke, where she impressed audiences in a performance with pianist Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort.
Georgia is the laureate of numerous competitions. In 2021, she won the National Competition Jonge Solisten, and in 2022, she made her orchestral debut at the Lemmensinstituut with Mendelssohn’s Concerto. The same year, she won first prize and the audience prize at the National Crickboom Competition.
In 2023, she was the only European finalist at the Grumiaux Competition and won Jonge Solisten for the second time. She also received first prize and a special award at the J. Micka Competition in Prague. In 2024, she won the Breughel Belgian Competition along with the Audience Prize. In 2025, she earned first prize at the prestigious Kocian Competition in the Czech Republic and became a semi-finalist at the Piccolo Violino Magico Competition.
Since 2022, Georgia has been regularly invited to perform in projects at Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, AMUZ, the Lemmensinstituut, Klokgebouw Strijp-S in Eindhoven, and the Adams Music Center. She has collaborated with several Belgian and Dutch ensembles, including Stringendo, the Flemish Chamber Philharmonic, PhilZuid, and Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen.
Georgia has already performed several recitals. Her first took place at the Royal Library of Belgium, where she played on a historic violin once owned by Irma Sèthe, a student of E. Ysaÿe.
In 2026, she appeared on the Podium Klassik program, playing Beethoven’s First Sonata. She regularly performs at the Festivals Arte Amanti and Musicorum, and in 2026, she was invited to play at the opening concert of the Schiermonnikoog Festival in the Netherlands, where she performed Variations on an Original Theme by Wieniawski.
She has participated in masterclasses with eminent musicians such as Ph. Graffin, T. Samouil, B. Garlitsky, V. Sokolov, A. Prichin, R. Wilson, M. Martin, S. Khachatryan, and Y. Saadi.
Beyond music, Georgia cultivates wide interests. She is an avid reader drawn to history and poetry and writes her own verses. She is also passionate about chess and science.
Georgia is fluent in Polish, Greek, French, and English, has a good knowledge of Dutch, and is currently learning Italian.
She plays a violin by Patrick Robin, provided by the Strings for Talents Foundation, and is a scholarship holder of the King Baudouin Foundation.
Georgia plays an exceptional violin by Annibale Fagnola, Torino 1927, a generous loan by a member of the Stretton Society.

