George began his love for the piano at the early age of five. His mother was classically trained and George would sit on the piano bench next to her to watch and listen. One day he started playing along. It wasn’t too long before George was figuring out the melodies of songs he heard on the radio. During holidays and special occasions George staged concerts in the living room of his family home for captive audiences made up of family members and friends (often requesting the guests to sit in the other room as he played.)