BIO
Born in Genoa, Italy, George emigrated with his family to the U.S. He began his guitar studies by learning to play songs by the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, and James Taylor. In college, he studied classical guitar, music history, and music theory; and played solo and in ensembles, and in theatrical productions.
After college, George studied classical guitar at the American Institute of Guitar in New York and worked as a professional guitarist and teacher for several years. He then pursued a career in New York and Boston in financial services, ultimately as a mutual fund attorney. During this time, he kept active as a guitarist and teacher, giving public recitals and playing for weddings and other private events. He was also a member of a guitar quartet at the American Institute of Guitar in New York coached by Tali Roth.
George has studied with Belgian guitarist Jérôme Mouffe and Christopher Ladd, Head of the Guitar Department at the Hartt College of Music. He has been active in the New York, Boston and Philadelphia classical guitar societies. He has participated in master classes with Aaron Larget-Caplan, Daniel Acsadi, Richard Provost, Fabio Zanon, Judicael Perroy, Scott Tenant, Bill Kanengiser, Ana Vidovic, and Duo Mantar (Adam Levin and Jacob Reuven).
In 2021, George relocated to Philadelphia and in May 2026 received a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance from Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance, where he studied solo and ensemble guitar repertoire with Allen Krantz. He performs regularly at the Atria Senior Living facility in Lafayette Hill, PA.
George is a professional member of the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society and is a member of its Guitar Orchestra.
George plays a 2014 spruce-top "Kasha" guitar by Oscar Azaret of North Andover, MA, and a 2007 cedar-top guitar by David Daily of Sparks, NV.