Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)

TUMPIOUS TALENT

Are you already in love with Khatia Buniatishvili? This 25-year-old pianist is a star in the making. With her temperament and class, the Georgian has made many musical hearts beat faster. She won prizes at all major piano competitions and the BBC appointed her as a New Generation Artist. Her program in Ghent can fulfill all these promises in one go. Liszt's piano sonata is a breakneck journey through all dimensions of romantic piano music. His Mefistowals requires a devilish technique. We hear three scherzi from Chopin, tumultuous pieces that radiate humor and inventiveness. Finally, Stravinsky's piano arrangement of Petrushka is unadulterated spectacle, a tour de force for the composer and for the performer. An evening full of boisterous music, which only a boisterous talent knows how to handle.