Comments on: Khatia Buniatishvili – Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Rondo

By: Dick Eagleson

Dick Eagleson — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:13:49 +0000

Apart from impeccable musicianship and excellent on-stage manners it is also noteworthy that Buniatashvili appears to play all of her performances without a score before her. So to the borderline supernatural ability to play such music, she also has the even more borderline supernatural ability to do so from memory.

It is also worth noting that the woman is, physically, a goddess – one of the most beautiful women in contemporary art music.

By: Ranten N. Raven

Ranten N. Raven — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:08:45 +0000

Wow! Thanks!

Heh — At 9:20, she does the “Musk Salute,” thing. Once seen, it’s seen everywhere.

By: judd

judd — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 02:45:28 +0000

Surprisingly, although far from restrained, this is not Buniatishvili at her most flamboyant, look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-IXWaapx4
Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue
Orchestre National de Lyon
Leonard Slatkin (Conductor)
Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano)
February 11, 2017

It’s almost eighteen minutes, but well worth it.

Notice, in both pieces, at the end she first thanks and congratulates the conductor, then thanks and applauds the orchestra, and then takes her bows.

i’m continually amazed that human minds can conceive of music like this and that living humans can play it.