Herman Cerisha

20-year-old Herman Med Cerisha was born in Putignano (Bari), Italy, and has been studying piano since the age of 6. Herman was admitted to the top piano class at the National College of Music George Enescu in Bucharest, when he was 8 years old, after obtaining full marks in the entrance exam. During his time here, he underwent rigorous training with Elisa Barzescu and had an education that was rooted in the Eastern European musical tradition.

In 2020, he won a scholarship to study at The Purcell School and in 2021, he was named the Bechstein scholar student of the year. In 2024, Herman received numerous offers and scholarships from the top conservatoires around the UK. He accepted his offer from the Royal Academy of Music, where he is currently studying under Professor Florian Mitrea with a full scholarship.

Herman has won over 40 international competitions over the years, including “Chopin” competition junior; “Berman” competition; Orbetello competition. Following his win in the “Pianisti i Ri” competition in Kosovo in 2019, he was featured as a guest soloist in a performance with the Philarmonic of Priština, Kosovo, performing the Grieg piano concerto.

Herman has had numerous masterclasses with pianists from all over the world, such as Boris Petrushansky, Dmitri Alexeev, Noriko Ogawa. He also had the honour of working with Leonid Margarius and Franco Scala at the Imola Piano Academy.

In addition to this, Herman has been invited to perform in many prestigious venues, such as the Wigmore Hall, the National Romanian Athenaeum and the Svetlanov concert hall in Moscow. He has regularly collaborated with the orchestra at the Arad Philharmonic, Romania, from 2018–2022, as a featured soloist. In February of 2025, Herman performed Beethoven’s 3rd piano concerto in Cadogan Hall.