Georgy Voylochnikov was born in Voronezh, Russia. His musical journey began at the Voronezh Central Music School, where he studied under the guidance of Prof. V. Volkov from 1992 to 2002. He then continued his education at the prestigious Gnessin Music College in Moscow, studying with Prof. A. Khitruk from 2002 to 2006.
In 2006, Georgy embarked on his studies at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the mentorship of Prof. S. Igolinsky. During this time, he not only deepened his musicological knowledge but also achieved remarkable success in various competitions, including the Takamatsu Competition in Japan and the Scriabin Competition in Moscow, where he secured the first prize and an audience award.
From 2014 to 2019, Georgy pursued a concert exam under Prof. I. Scheps and later, from 2019 to 2022, specialized in chamber music with Prof. A. Spiri at the Cologne University of Music and Dance.
Georgy’s impressive list of accolades includes first prizes at the Second Changsha Piano Competition, the Cologne Music Competition (along with the audience award), and the Karl-Robert Kreiten Music Competition in Aachen. He also earned second prize at the Istanbul Orchestra Sion Competition. Additionally, he was a semi-finalist at the Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn (2015) and the Schubert Competition in Dortmund, and was selected to participate in the Tchaikovsky Competition (2015) in Moscow. In 2019, he was awarded a scholarship by the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Georgy has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Slava Poprugin, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Matvey Demin, Pascal Maragues, Ariel Barnes, Arsenis Selalmazidis, Alberto Menchen, and Lisa Shklyaver. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Malevich Ensemble, which was chosen for a CD production of „Taste the Best – the Stars of Tomorrow.“ This CD was nominated in two categories (Ensemble of the Year and Chamber Music Recording) for the Opus Klassik Prize 2023. Furthermore, his collaborative album „…nicht nur Fantasiestücke“ with the talented clarinetist Lisa Shklyaver was also nominated for the Opus Klassik 2024 in the category „Instrumentalist of the Year.“