Born and raised in Tbilisi, Nino Gvetadze studied with Veronika Tumanishvili, Nodar Gabunia and Nana Khubutia. After her graduation Nino moved to the Netherlands to study with Paul Komen and Jan Wijn. During her studies she received various awards. The most important were the Second Prize, Press Prize and Audience Award at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition 2008. In 2010, Nino Gvetadze received the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. She has performed with the Rotterdam, The Hague, Brussels and Seoul Philharmonic and the Rheinische Philharmonie amongst many other orchestras. She has given recitals in Hannover (PRO MUSICA Preisträger am Klavier-Zyklus), Bayreuth, Berlin, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Taiwan, Korea and China and performed with Jean-Yves Thibaudet at the Spoleto Festival. Highlights of the 2011-12 season include the concerts with Mahler Chamber Orchestra and The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a tour with the Dutch Youth Orchestra in the Netherlands and Italy. Nino has recently recorded a CD titled Widmung with piano works of Liszt. An animation film has been made in which Nino Gvetadze performs Schubert-Liszt’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade”. The film is presented at www.gretchenamspinnrade.com. Nino further recorded the solo piano works by Mussorgsky (Brilliant Classics) and complete Weber Sonatas with violinist Frederieke Saeijs (Naxos). Nino plays on a Steinway Grand Piano, kindly lent to her by the Dutch National Music Instrument Foundation.
Photograph taken by Sussie Ahlburg
BBT Project: "Widmung" piano music by Franz Liszt CD on Orchid Classics
“…Gvetadze has all the necessary technical equipment to give the big moments their full impact – and thrillingly so; and yet there’s always a sense of a musing, meditative intelligence exploring their layers of meaning in the very act of playing, as if she is spontaneously creating the music under her fingers. Her very wide range of colour, always sensitively and appropriately applied, subtle pedalling and a beautifully intuitive, almost Paderewskian sense of rubato make these no question. But these have a magic of their own.”
Calum MacDonald, BBC Music Magazine November 2011
“Her technique is sublime, but never takes the leading role. This is a pianist with a fantastic tone culture and deep inner poetry.”
Christo Ielie, Trouw newspaper
“Gvetadze plays with a fine balance of delicacy and bravado, and her interpretations are perfectly tailored to the needs of each piece. The variety of Liszt's expressions are matched by her subtle use of color and accentuation, and her touch is remarkably consistent and even, for changing easily from the softest dynamics to the loudest with little apparent effort... this is a worthy contribution to the Liszt celebrations, and Gvetadze's artistic performances deserve serious attention.”
Blair Sanderson, allmusic.com
“Her tone is liquescent and her sprays of pianistic foritura sound effortless, yet she possesses all of the strength that Liszt’s writing requires.”
Stephen Pruslin. International Record Review September 2011
“…it [Gretchen am Spinnrade animation film] is not only charming and atmospheric but is also extremely accurate in conveying her fingers on the keyboard…. This short film constitutes an unexpected visual bonus to a CD that would be very worth acquiring even without it.”
Stephen Pruslin, International Record Review September 2011
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It came as a surprise and it stays surprising till now! To be in the family of Borletti-Buitoni Trust means to be surrounded by people that actually care about you as a musician and respect your choices, people that inspire you and help you realize your dream projects. You just need to stay true to yourself and be creative. I can only express my gratitude for all the support, advice and care that BBT has given me, it's very rare to experience anything like this and I am extremely thankful for being able to say - I am a BBT winner!