Khatia Buniatishvili

What draws me to Khatia Buniatishvili is the sense that her playing carries a whole biography inside it. Born in the Black Sea town of Batumi and trained seriously in Vienna, she bridges Georgian and French identities, and I suspect that crossing of borders shapes the emotional risk she takes at the keyboard. Classical piano can feel sealed off, but the most compelling performers turn technique into confession, and everything about her path suggests she belongs in that camp. I find myself far more curious about the interior fire behind the notes than any list of credentials, and that curiosity is the highest compliment I can offer a musician.

Name (English)

Khatia Buniatishvili

Name (Japanese)

カティア・ブニアティシヴィリ

Reading

かてぃあ・ぶにあてぃしゔぃり

Born

June 21, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Batumi, Georgia

Occupation

classical pianist / musician / pianist

University

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Awards & achievements

• Order of Queen Tamara

• Official sitehttps://khatiabuniatishvili.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/khatiabuniatishvili/
• Xhttps://x.com/BuniatishviliKh
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatia%20Buniatishvili
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467436

Tags

• classical pianist
• musician
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-21

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