Georgy Kovalev, born in 1990 to a family of musicians in Tiflis (Georgia), pursued his musical education at the Kronberg Academy under the guidance of Nobuko Imai as well as in Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Matthias Buchholz. He later completed his studies with Prof. Tabea Zimmermann at Hochschule für Musik Hans Eisler. He is a prize winner and a finalist of many international competitions such as the Yuri Bashmet International Competition in Moscow, Tokyo International Viola Competition and recipient of the 2011 Neva Foundation Prize awarded by the Verbier Festival. As a soloist Georgy Kovalev has performed with leading orchestras such as the Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra among others. In recital and chamber music setting, performances have brought him all over Europe, Russia, Asia and the US.

His chamber music partners include Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff, Steven Isserlis, Yuri Bashmet, Fazil Say, Emanuel Ax, Jörg Widmann, at renowned international music festivals such as Schubertiade, Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Delft Kamermuziek Festival, Westcork Chamber Music Festival, Robeco Summer Series Concertgebouw, Rheingau Festival and Kronberg Academy Festival. Since 2020, he has held the position of the principal violist in the "Amsterdam Sinfonietta" Chamber Orchestra. In February 2018 Georgy recorded a CD with Bach‘s "The Art of The Fugue" with the Delian Quartett on German Radio which was nominated for the Opus Klassik “Best chamber music CD” prize. Georgy plays on a viola made around 1650 by italian violin maker Antonio Mariani.