Georgiy Borisov is the newly appointed principal clarinetist of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. Previously he held a position of an artist-in-residence and principal clarinetist with the Kalamazoo Symphony. He has performed in the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Seattle Symphony, IRIS Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, Music Masters Festival in Japan, Beethoven Festival Orchestra in Chicago, New York String Orchestra Seminar and MostArts Festival in New York among other orchestras. As a soloist, he appeared with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Michigan Symphony, West Point Band, Manhattan Chamber Sinfonia, Corpus Christi Wind Ensemble and Interlochen Arts Academy Symphony. As a chamber musician, he was a member of the NEOlit Music Ensemble in New York performing in the Barge Music Concert Series and performed with Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings at the Great Lakes Festival. He is a 1st Prize winner of the International Clarinet Association Competition, Kingsville International Competition, Andreas Makris International Competition, West Point Band International Competition, Republic Competition of Uzbekistan and concerto competitions of Manhattan School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy. Georgiy has taught as an adjunct professor at Western Michigan University as well as at Interlochen Arts Camp. Georgiy was born into a musical family in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan where he started his music studies.