Valerian Shiukashvili started taking piano lessons at the age of twelve. Shortly after this, he performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto N.23 with an orchestra. This appearance was highly acclaimed by music critics.

In 1992, Valerian became a winner of the All Union Competition in Russia, which brought him one year invitation to study at Moscow School - Studio “Young Talents”. After a year he was accepted to the Moscow Central Music School under the tutelage of Nina Makarova, Alexei Nasedkin, Evgeny Malinin, Naum Shtarkman, Dodo Tsintsadze, Lili Prilipko.

SInce 1993, as a laureate of the International Charitable Program “New Names”, Mr. Shiukashvili has been representing this fund in various Concerts.

In 1997, Valerian graduated from Moscow Central Music School and was accepted without entrance examinations to the Tbilisi State Conservatory in the class of the renowned Georgian composer and pianist – Nodar Gabunia. Mr. Shiukashvili is a winner of many International Piano Competitions. Among them are Grand Prizes at the Baden - Baden International Piano Competition (Baden-Baden, Germany), the Helena Sa e Costa international Piano Competition (Portugal), the Maria Yudina International Piano Competition. Sankt-Petersburg (Russia), the Third Bulgarian International Competition in Dobrich (Bulgaria), the Belorussian International Festival in Minsk (Belorussia) etc.

Mr. Shiukashvili founded his first National Competition at the age of 24, which he named after his beloved professor Nodar Gabunia. In 2013, the Competition was given an International status.

Valerian Shiukashvili is often invited to be a jury member of many prestigious International Competitions and Festivals. He often gives master classes to young musicians. Valerian has 11 CD albums recorded on various record labels. In 2010, as a director of Georgian Art Academy, he established national and international music festivals in different regions of Georgia.

In 2015, Valerian Shiukashvili became a board member of the Federation of International Competitions and Festivals. The same year, Georgian University invited him to be a director of newly opened Georgian Academy of Music. Vice-president of European Piano Teachers Association in Georgia (EPTA-Georgia), Valerian has been awarded the title of Doctor of Musical Arts.