Khatia Buniatishvili
Khatia Buniatishvili ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი | |
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Citizenship | Georgia France |
Occupation | Classical pianist |
Children | 1 |
Website | khatiabuniatishvili |
Khatia Buniatishvili (Georgian: ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი, Georgian pronunciation: [χatʼia buniatʰiʃʷili]; born 21 June 1987) is a Georgian concert pianist.[1][2]
Early life and education
Born in 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili began studying piano under her mother at the age of three. She gave her first concert with Tbilisi Chamber Orchestra when she was 6 and appeared internationally at age 10. She studied in Tbilisi with Tengiz Amirejibi and in Vienna with Oleg Maisenberg at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Her older sister, Gvantsa Buniatishvili, is also a pianist, and they have played together on numerous occasions.[1]
Career
Buniatishvili signed with
Buniatishvili is a regular attendee of the Verbier Festival, and she performed Liszt's Sonata in B minor at the 2011 festival.[5]
In 2012, Buniatishvili released her second album, Chopin,
Discography
- 2011 – Franz Liszt,Sony Classical)
- 2012 – Chopin,[9] with the Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Paavo Järvi (Sony Classical)
- 2014 – Motherland,[10] solo piano album (Sony Classical)
- 2016 – Kaleidoscope,[11] solo piano album (Sony Classical)
- 2016 – Liszt Beethoven, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta (Sony Classical)
- 2017 – Rachmaninoff, with the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Paavo Järvi (Sony Classical)
- 2019 – Schubert,[12] solo piano album (Sony Classical)
- 2020 – Labyrinth,[13] solo piano album (Sony Classical)
References
- ^ a b "About | Khatia Buniatishvili". www.khatiabuniatishvili.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Khatia Buniatishvili: Why are the pianist's performances so controversial?". Interlude. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Cullingford, Martin. "New Sony signing – Khatia Buniatishvili". Gramophone. No. 6 July 2010.
- ^ Nicholas, Jeremy. "A name to remember". Classic FM Music Magazine.
- ^ "Khatia Buniatishvili plays Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky". medici.tv. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ISBN 978-2-35055-228-6, p. 29.
- ^ Pritchard, Stephen (8 September 2012). "Khatia Buniatishvili: Chopin – review". The Guardian.
- ^ "'Franz Liszt' Album Information". Khatiabuniatishvili.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "'Chopin' Album Information". Khatiabuniatishvili.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "'Motherland' Album Information". Khatiabuniatishvili.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "'Kaleidoscope' Album Information". Khatiabuniatishvili.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Khatia Buniatishvili - Schubert | CD". www.sonyclassical.com.
- ^ "Khatia Buniatishvili - Labyrinth | CD". www.sonyclassical.com.