Giorgi Gigashvili is only twenty-two, but he is already hitting the headlines: now a pupil of Nelson Goerner, he is a protÃ©gÃ© of Martha Argerich, who gave him the urge to play the piano alongside his first love, pop singing: at the age of thirteen, he was a contestant in The Voice in his homeland, Georgia, and won the prize! A few years later, Argerich discovered him at a piano competition, and he went on to win prizes at several more, including the Hortense Anda-BÃ¼hrle Prize at the GÃ©za Anda Competition in Zurich in 2021. Another high-flying mentor, the violinist Lisa Batiashvili, asked him to play him the piano on her recording of the Franck Violin Sonata. His free and spectacular playing impresses, his creativity and personality astonish. Here he presents his first recital, revealing his palette of colours: Scarlatti, Beethoven, Scriabin and Messiaen. But never far away is his shadow, the singer of the electro band Tsduneba ('temptation' in Georgian) which he founded with his friends.

Tracklist:

Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Introduction. Allegro vivace
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 1
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 2
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 3
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 4
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 5
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 6
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation
Canone all'ottava
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 8
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 9
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 10
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 11
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 12
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 13
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 14 (minore)
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Variation 1
Largo (maggiore) - attacca Coda
Eroica Variations, Op. 35~Finale (alla Fuga). Allegro con brio
Sonata in C Major, K. 487
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Messe Noire'
Sonata in D major, K29
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117~Andante moderato in E flat major
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117~Andante non troppo e con molto espressione in B flat minor
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117~Andante con moto in C sharp minor
Waltz No. 4 in A flat major, Op. 38

UPC: 3760014199301
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 4.28.23
Format: CD

Ludwig Beethoven Van / Brahms / Gigashvili,Gioorgi - Meeting My Shadow (CD)