Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

By Nick Boston, 10 December 2024

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“Buniatishvili’s Mozart was somewhat mystifying, and certainly very individual”

Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 9 December 2024

Mozart, Don Giovanni, K527: Overture

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major, K488

Debussy, Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Mendelssohn, The Hebrides Overture, “Fingal's Cave”, Op.26

Haydn, Symphony no. 104 in D major "London"

Sibelius, Belshazzar's Feast: nocturne, Op.51

Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.