Khatia Buniatishvili

About Khatia Buniatishvili

Khatia Buniatishvili is a renowned Georgian-French concert pianist. Born in Batumi, Georgia, by the Black Sea, she began studying piano at the age of three under the guidance of her mother, an enthusiastic music lover who also nurtured her elder sister Gvantsa’s talents.

Gibing her first public performance with the Tbilisi Chamber Orchestra at just six years old and performing internationally by age ten, she moved to Vienna’s University of Music and Performing Arts to train with Oleg Maisenberg following encouragement at a 2003 competition.

Buniatishvili has since appeared with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Zubin Mehta, and Gustavo Dudamel, and at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the BBC Proms. A Sony Classical artist, she has released acclaimed recordings, earned ECHO Klassik Awards, and collaborated across genres, while maintaining a humanitarian spirit and serving as a Cartier ambassador. She holds dual Georgian and French citizenship, is a mother, and resides primarily in Paris.


Relatives on Babepedia:
Gvantsa Buniatishvili