Plays Chopin Sonata Nº2 Op 35 Live 2013 Full | Khatia Buniatishvili

Khatia Buniatishvili began studying piano under her mother at age three. She gave her first concert with the Chamber Orchestra in Tbilisi at the age of six and started performing abroad at the age of 10. After that, she began a series of concerts in Switzerland, Georgia, France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Monaco, Italy, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Israel, USA, etc. Buniatishvili graduated from the Tbilisi Central Music School, then entered Tbilisi State Conservatory in 2004 (Prof. Tengiz Amirejibi).
Buniatishvili dislikes being viewed as a child prodigy. She admires many pianists of earlier eras, such as Sergei Rachmaninoff. She admits to being quite influenced by Georgian folk music. Buniatishvili, who has described the piano as a "symbol of musical solitude" chose the piano over the violin despite her perfect pitch. She and her sister learned the piano together and enjoy performing duets at home.