Georgy Gusev

Cello, Piano

Los Angeles, CA
@cellodrive
50 Played at 50 groupmuses!

Georgy Gusev

Cello, Piano

About

"Amazed by his talent, musicality and technique! Georgy is a rare example of a musician who manages to connect knowledge and respect for musical tradition with his own creativity and gorgeous talent. Certainly he’s one of the most intriguing young musicians that we must respect as important for the culture’s future." - Mstislav Rostropovich

A graduate of the famed Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Georgy performs at major festival and venues worldwide with musicians such as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Yuri Bashmet, Natalia Gutman, Giovanni Sollima, Enrico Dindo, Rocco Filippini, Andrey Gavrilov, Eliso Virsaladze and many others.

As a composer, among his recent projects there is a series of compositions for cello solo named 'Breviario per Nomadi' that has been used as a background for various shows by the Italian national television RAI and a few films. His first solo (as a cellist and composer) album CELLO DRIVE was sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna and released by UK label North2North in July 2016.

In 2011, in Moscow, Georgy founded GOSH Projects - a nonprofit association of young artists, whish is actively promoting the cultural exchange between Russian and Italian musicians, actors, dancers and artists, organizing Italo-Russian master classes, lections and workshops in Rome, Milan, Palermo and, respectively, in Moscow, St.Peterburg and Kazan. He is also a founder of the International Music Festival “Masters of Music” held each year in Moscow since 2013.

In 2016 Georgy moved to Los Angeles in order to work on development of his musical multimedia projects, which he himself calls as a "Musical theater of the future". In the past year he had a chance to work with multi Grammy Awards winning composers, producers and performers such as Randy Jackson, Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and many others. His Carnegie Hall debut in New York as composer and performer planned on February 2, 2018

Georgy plays a cello by Ernst Liebich III (Breslau, 1889) and Nicolas Geisser (St.Peterburg 1901).

Music

Solo and Ensembles:
Baroque
Classical
Modern
Jazz
Fiddler
Free Improvisation
My own compositions

Social: @CelloDrive
Website: cellodrive.com

Videos

Past groupmuses (50)

  • Virtual Premiere

    Tree of Life

    Sunday, Jul 18, 2021 2:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: New York
    • Composers: Shostakovich, Gusev
    • Instruments: Cello, Voice
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Viaggio in Italia

    Sunday, Jul 12, 2020 2:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Boston, MA
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Winter Groupmuse in Palo Alto

    Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 2:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: College Terrace, Palo Alto
    • Composers: Bach, Casals, Cassado, Sollima, Gusev
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Welcome back, Georgy!

    Saturday, Feb 22, 2020 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
    • Composers: Bach, Cassado, Gusev
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Georgy Gusev Solo Cello Concert

    Friday, Feb 21, 2020 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: El Cerrito, CA
    • Composers: Giovanni Sollima
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Music in the clouds

    Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Dolores Heights, SF
    • Composers: Bach, Casals, Cassado, Sollima, Gusev
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Legendary Georgy Gusev at the Manor!

    Sunday, Dec 8, 2019 3:45 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla, San Diego
    • Composers: bach, casals, cassado, sollima, gusev
    • Instruments: cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago

  • Sound & Color

    Friday, Sep 20, 2019 8:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: South Los Angeles, Los Angeles
    • Composers: Bach, Sollima, Cassado, Sibelius, Gusev
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Cello: A Carnegie Hall warmup

    Sunday, May 26, 2019 2:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Greenpoint
    • Composers: Bach, Sibelius, Sollima, Gusev
    • Instruments: Cello Solo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • ArtBnb hosts virtuoso cellist from Russia: Georgy Gusev!

    Wednesday, May 22, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Fishtown, Philadelphia
    • Composers: Bach, Sollima, Cassado, Sibelius, Gusev
    • Instruments: cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    Through the Looking Glass

    Wednesday, May 1, 2019 8:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mid City, Los Angeles
    • Composers: Gabrielli, Costanzi, Sollima, Gusev
    • Instruments: 2 Cellos
    • Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Connie's 50th Groupmuse --Georgy Gusev Encore!

    Sunday, Apr 28, 2019 3:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
    • Composers: Schumann
    • Instruments: Cello, piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Cello/piano in Berkeley

    Saturday, Apr 27, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley
    • Composers: Shostakovich, Schumann
    • Instruments: Cello, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Live classical music in an artist loft

    Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
    • Composers: Bach, Sollima, Cassado, Sibelius, Gusev
    • Instruments: Solo cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Cello Recital at the Toy Factory

    Tuesday, Apr 23, 2019 8:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Arts District DTLA
    • Composers: Gusev, Sollima, Bach
    • Instruments: Solo cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Solo Cello with Georgy Gusev

    Thursday, Mar 21, 2019 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Birdrock boogaloo

    Friday, Mar 15, 2019 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla, San Diego
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Spindlewood Chamber Music Society Holiday Kickoff Edition

    Friday, Nov 30, 2018 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Woodside Green, Camarillo
    • Composers: Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Kapustin
    • Instruments: Piano and Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago

  • Solo Cello Concert with Georgy Gusev!

    Tuesday, Nov 27, 2018 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: El Cerrito, CA
    • Composers: Bach, Cassado, Sibelius, Sollima, Gusev
    • Instruments: Cello, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago

  • Post-Thanksgiving cellobration with Georgy Gusev!

    Saturday, Nov 24, 2018 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
    • Composers: Sibelius, Cassado, Gusev
    • Instruments: Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago