January 17 - February 5: South Africa
May 30 - June 1: Contestant at the Nuovi Orizzonti International Piano Competition, Montevarchi (Arezzo), Italy (1st Prize)
http://www.concorsonuoviorizzonti.it/
June 22: Contestant at the Riviera della Versilia "Daniele Ridolfi" International Competition, Viareggio, Italy (1st Prize)
September 6-16: Competitor at the San Marino International Piano Competition, Italy (3rd Prize)
http://www.allegrovivo.org
October 14-21: Competitor at the San Antonio International Piano Competition, USA (Silver Medal and two Special Prizes: Best Performance of a Romantic Work and Best Performance of a Work by a Russian Composer)
http://www.saipc.org/
December 9: Auditorium Sinopoli Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, Italy
"Il magistero di Elisso Virsaladze" - concerto dei migliori allievi