NANO BERAIA
Cincinnati,US
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Church Musician
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bowling Green, OH
08.2022 - 07.2023
Church Musician
First Christian Church
Bowling Green, OH
08.2023 - 05.2024
Church Musician
Ascension Lutheran Church
Cincinnati, OH
08.2025 - 08.2025
Graduate Assistant in Collaborative Piano (Vocal)
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of music
Cincinnati, OH
08.2024 - Current
Independent Piano Teaching (In Person & Online)
Private Piano Studio
09.2011 - Current
Staff Pianist
Schmidt Vocal Institute
Oxford, OH
06.2025 - 07.2025
Graduate Assistant in Instrumental Collaboration
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
08.2022 - 05.2024
Student Piano Leader
The Norwegian Academy of Music
Oslo, Norway
09.2018 - 02.2020
- Assisted faculty by evaluating peer performances and providing constructive feedback during auditions.
Ensemble Pianist
The Norwegian Academy of Music
Oslo, Norway
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Performed with chamber ensembles and orchestral projects on an as-needed basis.
- Engaged in score study, reduction, and rehearsal coordination to facilitate ensemble performance.
Pianist for Orchestral Auditions
The Norwegian Academy Of Music
Oslo, Norway
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Performed piano reductions from orchestral scores for conducting majors.
Creative Collaborative Pianist
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Tbilisi, GA
09.2014 - 06.2018
- Worked with instrumentalists and vocalists on experimental arrangements and innovative interpretations for student concerts and recitals.
Assistant Teacher
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Tbilisi, GA
04.2017 - 05.2018
- Assisted Professor Alexander Garber at Tbilisi State Conservatoire by providing one-on-one piano lessons and guiding high school students in preparation for their conservatoire entrance exams.
Charity Concert Coordinator & Pianist
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Tbilisi, GA
05.2016 - 05.2016
- Organized and performed in benefit concerts, coordinating performers and repertoire to support charitable causes.
Assistant Piano Instructor
Z.Paliashvili Central Music School
Tbilisi, Georgia
09.2012 - 06.2014
- Assigned by faculty to give focused coaching to students between their regular lessons, supporting in improving technique and mastering repertoire more quickly.
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts - Piano Performance Candidate
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, US05.2027
Master of Music Performance - Piano
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH05.2024
Master of Music Performance - Piano/Chamber Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music
Oslo, Norway06.2021
Bachelor of Music - Piano
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Tbilisi, Georgia07.2018
Piano Performance
Z.Paliashvili Central Music School
Tbilisi, Georgia06.2014
Skills
- Unversity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music -Jennifer Higdon Festival- chamber performances and professional recordings of her trio and quartet "Love Sweet", 2025
- Watson Recital Hall - World Premiere "Season Travelers" (Vocal Cycle) by Wenbin Liu, 2025
- Werner Recital Hall - University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - solo, chamber music & collaborative recital performances, 2024-present
- Kobacker Recital Hall, Bowling Green OH, Prokofiev Concerto No3 with Bowling Green Philharmonia, 2023
- Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo OH, Chopin Piano Recital, 2023
- Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green OH, Annual Bowling Green New Music Festival performances, 2022
- Lindemansalen Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway, French Repertoire Recital, 2021
- Hungshallen Stockholm, Sweden, Beethoven Tour concert 2021
- The Concert Hall Aarhus/Musikhuset Aarhus, Denmark - Grieg and Scandinavian composers, 2019
- Grieghallen Bergen, Norway - Grieg Lyric Pieces, 2019
LANGUAGES
Georgian - Native
English - Fluent
Russian - Advanced
German - Beginner Goethe-Institut
Timeline
Church Musician
Ascension Lutheran Church
08.2025 - 08.2025
Staff Pianist
Schmidt Vocal Institute
06.2025 - 07.2025
Graduate Assistant in Collaborative Piano (Vocal)
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of music
08.2024 - Current
Church Musician
First Christian Church
08.2023 - 05.2024
Church Musician
Trinity United Methodist Church
08.2022 - 07.2023
Graduate Assistant in Instrumental Collaboration
Bowling Green State University
08.2022 - 05.2024
Pianist for Orchestral Auditions
The Norwegian Academy Of Music
01.2019 - 03.2019
Student Piano Leader
The Norwegian Academy of Music
09.2018 - 02.2020
Ensemble Pianist
The Norwegian Academy of Music
09.2018 - 05.2019
Assistant Teacher
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
04.2017 - 05.2018
Charity Concert Coordinator & Pianist
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
05.2016 - 05.2016
Creative Collaborative Pianist
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
09.2014 - 06.2018
Assistant Piano Instructor
Z.Paliashvili Central Music School
09.2012 - 06.2014
Independent Piano Teaching (In Person & Online)
Private Piano Studio
09.2011 - Current
Master of Music Performance - Piano
Bowling Green State University
Master of Music Performance - Piano/Chamber Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music
Bachelor of Music - Piano
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Piano Performance
Z.Paliashvili Central Music School
Doctor of Musical Arts - Piano Performance Candidate
University of Cincinnati
INSTRUCTORS
- Michael Chertock (CCM)
- Yevgeny Yontov (BGSU)
- Kathryn Stott (The Norwegian Academy of Music)
- Havard Gimse (The Norwegian Academy of Music)
- Alexander Garber (Tbilisi State Conservatoire)
MASTERCLASSES
- Jennifer Higdon
- Eliso Virsaladze
- John Lill
- Simon Trpčeski
- Khatia Buniatishvili
- Birgitta Wollenveber
- Pablo Galdo
- Nataliya Trull
- Edisher Savitski
- Christopher Harding
AWARDS
- BGSU Concerto competition winner, 2022 Bowling Green,OH
- Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition Laureate 2022, 2024 Bowling Green, OH
- The International Piano Competition “Music Without Borders”, Grand Prize 2006, 2014 Druskininkai, Lithuania
- Tbilisi National Piano Competition, 1st Prize, 2012 Tbilisi, Georgia
- The Union of Georgian Arts for Future, Special Prize, 2012 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Jyvaskyla International Piano Competition, 1st Prize, 2008 Jyvaskyla, Finland
- Young Pianists International Piano Competition, 2nd Prize, 2006 Gulbczyce, Poland
- Paul Kennedy Music Achievement Award : the very finest student in the College of Musical Arts