An evening with one of the contemporary stars of the piano. Garlanded with accolades yet still only in her mid 30s, Khatia Buniatishvili brings passion and vulnerability to her performances; she acknowledges that the folk music of native Georgia has greatly influenced her musicality, and that is probably reflected in her warm, sometimes sorrowful playing. \u201cThe piano is the blackest instrument,\u201d she says, a \u201csymbol of musical solitude\u201d, which even a pianist must become accustomed to. \u201cI have to be psychologically strong and forget the hall if I want to share it with the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her recital should bring out the best in her, from the melancholy lyricism of the Satie to a virtuoso climax in the energetic toe-tapping rhythms of Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2.<\/p>\n
This is a rare and highly recommended opportunity. And she’ll be playing the Dubai Opera Edition by Steinway & Sons, one of the piano maker’s exclusive productions for specific international concert halls. The Dubai version for instance gets Arabesque patterning on the inner lid, a music desk that echoes the traditional shape of dhows, and legs and prop stick that draw inspiration “from the whirling sand dunes of Dubai” (not entirely sure where you’ll find those).<\/p>\n
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