After completing his undergraduate music study at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (South Africa), Michal George entered the graduate program at The Cleveland Institute of Music in Ohio (USA). He graduated receiving the degree of Master of Music in 1999. He has studied under composers Carl van Wyk and David Hewitt and has been associated with a number of other prominent South Africans, whose music he recorded on the CD, Umzwangedwa, released in 2001. As a performer Mr. George has received the highest praise from audiences and critics alike, for his inspired renditions of contemporary guitar repertoire.
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