[1][2] Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, he grew up in Budapest, Hungary,[3] where he began piano lessons at age seven and attended the Liszt University of Music and a British international school.

[5] Upon hearing Namoradze while rehearsing with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Emanuel Ax suggested he move to New York City and study with him at the Juilliard School.

[7] In addition to Emanuel Ax, his teachers included Zoltán Kocsis, András Schiff, Eliso Virsaladze, and Yoheved Kaplinsky[8] for piano, and John Corigliano for composition.

[13] The cash prize of CA$100,000 was accompanied by a comprehensive artist development program[14] that included concert engagements, recordings, management, publicity support, and a Banff Centre residency.

[20] Before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted artists' touring schedules, his 2020 bookings included concerts in Israel, Berlin, Boston, Japan, and the Beethoven 250th Anniversary celebrations in October with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.