Internationally acclaimed as a “cello virtuoso,” Sidamonidze is celebrated for performances that radiate intensity, architectural clarity, and spiritual depth. Critics have described his playing as “making time stand still with a low, warm flame of flickering melody,” an artistry that feels less like interpretation and more like invocation.
Born into a lineage steeped in musical tradition, Sidamonidze has built an international career defined by major performances across the world. His repertoire spans early sacred masterpieces, cornerstone works of the cello repertoire, and important contemporary concertos and chamber works by leading living composers including Zhao Jiping, Vaja Azarashvili, Arvo Pärt, Giya Kancheli, Lowell Liebermann, George Oakley, Roland Batik and others. He is known for bringing both historic masterworks and new music to the world’s major stages, shaping how today’s audiences experience the cello tradition.
An Opus Klassik and German Recording Critics’ Award–nominated artist, Sidamonidze is a core member of the Vienna-based Trio Revolution, one of Europe’s most visionary chamber ensemble. Their debut album Unconventional Journey was hailed across European media as “a real discovery in the realm of chamber music,” praised for its elegant brilliance and stylistic fearlessness, and nominated for both of Germany’s highest recording honors.
In recent seasons, Sidamonidze’s artistic presence has surged onto the world’s most symbolically charged stages. His United States premiere of Vaja Azarashvili’s Cello Concerto at Merkin Hall (New York City) was featured by Georgia Today and Billboard Magazine, confirming his emergence as a commanding international concerto soloist.
In December, he made his highly anticipated China debut as soloist with the Xi’an Symphony Orchestra in Zhao Jiping’s Zhuang Zhou’s Dream, a monumental concerto rooted in Taoist philosophy. Chinese critics praised his performance as “Astonishing! Sidamonidze precisely captured the literati spirit of Zhuang Zhou’s Dream,” marking him as a rare Western artist able to inhabit Eastern musical philosophy with authentic depth.
His international career spans Europe, the United States, and Asia, with performances at major festivals and cultural institutions including the United Nations, Downing Street 10 (headquarter of UK), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festspiele, Newport Music Festival, Telavi International Music Festival, and others. He has shared stages with legendary figures such as Natalia Gutman, David Geringas, István Várdai, and Nicholas Altstaedt.
Sidamonidze is also a dedicated recording artist. His Gramola album of works by Arvo Pärt, released to international acclaim, stands among the most spiritually luminous Pärt recordings of the decade.
He has collaborated with leading artists including Giya Kancheli, Lowell Liebermann, Dmitri Berlinsky, Gianluca Marcianò, Yuri Gandelsman, Stephanie Chase, Sergey Antonov and more, and studied under master pedagogues including Natalia Gutman, Wen-Sinn Yang, Suren Bagratuni, Peter Bruns, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, and Colin Carr.
Currently based in New York City, Sidamonidze is completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Stony Brook University. He has served as Principal Cellist of the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Principal Cellist of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Beyond the stage, he is the founder of the Cello Beyond Borders concert series and the Managing Director of the Manufaktur der Künste Festival in Vienna.