Khatia cancels Carnegie Hall debut

Khatia cancels Carnegie Hall debut

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norman lebrecht

February 17, 2023

The hall has informed us that the Georgian-French pianist  pianist Khatia Buniatishvili has postponed her Carnegie Hall recital debut scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2023.

The pianist is expecting her first child.

As a mark of her social-media celebrity they have swiftly found her a replacement date, on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

Self-posted pregnancy picture on social media.

Comments

  • Jan Kaznowski says:

    who is the father ?

  • Ellie says:

    Big congrats to her!!

  • Craig says:

    It wouldn’t have been her Carnegie Hall debut. She debuted in Weill Recital Hall in 2014 and played Zankel Hall in 2016. It would have been her Stern Auditorium debut.

    • MacroV says:

      For all the charm of Weill or Zankel, “Carnegie Hall” means the big hall.

    • High-Note says:

      Having fled for the exit at the intermission of her Weill Hall bombardment in 2014, I took this cancellation to mean that we had been spared another keyboard onslaught from her! Carnegie-Stern bookings should depend on artistic quality – not popularity. She doesn’t belong in the big hall – PERIOD.

  • Couperin says:

    And NYC breathes a sigh of relief!

  • MacroV says:

    Based on the picture you showed the other day when she was visited by Martha Argerich, it looks like that arrival should be fairly soon.

  • Maria says:

    I got to catch khatia on my 65th birthday. Someone said her new baby is with Orlando bloom! Wonderful!

    • Yo ma-ma says:

      Orlando Bloom is currently involved with–and I believe engaged to–Katy Perry. He was pictured with Khatia several years ago so please do your due diligence before spreading false information.

  • John King says:

    For just the one night, they should rename it ‘Kharnegie Hall’, in her honor!

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