Khatia Buniatishvili — Rachmaninoff, Turin 2015

Live capture of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, performed by Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili with the Filarmonica Teatro Regio Torino conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, in Turin on April 26, 2015. A legendary work born after the composer’s depression, this three-movement concerto — from the Adagio sostenuto to the blazing final Allegro scherzando — is carried here by an intense, visceral reading hailed as one of the most inhabited of its generation. Buniatishvili does not revere the score: she inhabits it, from the opening bells to the resurrection in C major. This filmed live concert documents the meeting of a physically expressive soloist and a renowned conductor, in the solemn setting of the Teatro Regio. A precious document of classical music in concert, ideal for discovering one of the most-played Romantic concertos in a modern, committed interpretation. A classical live performance to savor for the pianist’s emotional power and virtuosity.