Giorgos Karagiannis was born in Grevena and received his first piano lessons there at the age of eleven. He completed his Bachelor's as well as Master's studies (Artistic Training Piano) at the Ionian University of Music Corfu with Prof. Lambis Vassiliadis.

After successfully passing the entrance examination, he was admitted to study soloist training at the State University of Music Trossingen and completed his piano studies in the class of Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov with the concert exam.

Karagiannis also studied Master Chamber Music at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media and Lied composition with Prof. Jan-Philip Schulze.

Karagiannis is a prize winner of various national and international competitions. He also performs regularly as a soloist or chamber musician and has already performed in various cities and festivals in Greece as well as in Germany, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria and Thailand.

With this recording he fulfils a personal dream with works by Ludwig van Beethoven (Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a, Les Adieux), Franz Schubert (Piano Sonata in A minor, D 784) and Johannes Brahms (Three Intermezzi op. 117).