James Huon George (born 11 March 1999) is gaining a reputation as an outstanding young pianist from South Australia. Born, and raised in Adelaide, he graduated with Masters in Music Performance from the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide under the tutelage of Lucinda Collins (Head of Piano) in 2025. Between 2017-2021, James completed undergraduate study through to Honours level under the tutelage of German pianist Stefan Ammer, and Russian pianist Konstantin Shamray (winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition). Showing a strong interest in music from a young age, James learned from various local teachers during his education at Prince Alfred College, where he began in 2003, and graduated in 2016. Since undertaking tertiary study in music, he has established himself as a well-known performer in Adelaide, and has had many performance broadcasts on Radio 5MBS 99.9FM, Radio Adelaide 101.5FM, and ABC Classic FM. James has performed interstate, and appears frequently in the Recitals Australia, Flinders University, Tuesday on Flinders, Mount Lofty Music Club, Australian Piano Warehouse, and Baroque Hall concert series. Many of his performances have been reviewed, and praised heavily by members of the Adelaide Critics Circle. A passionate chamber player, and collaborative pianist, James often performs alongside Australia’s finest young musicians in various contexts.

Throughout his postgraduate studies, he has been awarded the 2023 Norman Chinner scholarship, and the 2024 Norman Chinner scholarship by the Elder Conservatorium. As a concert curator, James has organised concerts in a diverse array of contexts, encompassing lecture-recitals, fundraising events, and independent solo, and ensemble concerts. He has featured as a concerto soloist with local orchestras – recent highlights include Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra in 2021, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at the North Adelaide Baroque Hall in 2023, and Dohnányi’s Variations on Nursery Rhymes with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra in 2025. In 2024, James undertook a successful solo tour of Adelaide, performing works by Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and Takemitsu multiple times around the metropolitan vicinity to sold-out audiences, furthering his reputation as a recitalist. In 2025, James performed another solo tour of Adelaide, performing works by Mozart, Liszt, Britten, and Dohnányi.

Outside of music, James trained in the Korean martial art Tae Kwon-Do between 2012-2017, attaining the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt from National Tae Kwon-Do Australia where he trained under George England, Martin Kubitzky, and Patrick O’Mallon.

As of late 2025, James is managed by Adelaide agency RMT Management, with intentions of appearing as a pianist in films. He recently appeared as an extra in ABC crime series Treasure & Dirt.