Acclaims & Features
"It is a goosebumps moment in this concert. As soon as conductor Mirian Khukhunaishvili gives the cue to the young male voices than he turns slowly to the audience – and begins to sing himself. His voice rises to a lamenting song. Khukhunaishvili lets it hover, as it were, over the sustained notes of the choir. In the packed Beethovenhalle, absolute silence reigns."
"...music director Mirian Khukhunaishvili conducted with easy command of this challenging score to deliver a thoughtful and, well, dreamy account of the music. Matching sound to the staging, the opening was noticeably languid, yet had clarity, too..."
"The theatre's new music director appears to be a valuable asset"
The orchestra, under the direction of Mirian Khukhunaishvili sounded phenomenal
"Under baton of Mirian Khukhunaishvili, the score emerged with notable transparency."
"The orchestra is firmly in the hands of maestro M. Kh., who conducts the instrumental part with constant attention to the balance with the voices, enhancing the alternation between elegiac moments and sonic explosions."
"The premiere of "Juliette" at the Wroclaw Opera, is like nothing seen before"
"Mirian Khukhunaishvili approached the score with great insight and breadth. The orchestra displayed beautiful sound and flowing, romantic phrasing."
"...With kinetic dynamism, Maestro Khukhunaishvili mined the sweeping romanticism and melancholy of the second suite... This is a conductor to watch... His performing schedule is filled with international engagements, and rightly so."
“I enjoy the Viennese repertoire”: An Interview with Conductor Mirian Khukhunaishvili"
"...Mirian Khukhunaishvili entering the concert hall while singing; his beautiful voice, artistic presence, and confidence launched the work authentically."
"Mirian Khukhunaishvili, the new music director of Opera Wrocławska, ensured that the music was performed with commitment, precision and expressiveness.
"Mirian Khukhunaishvili dirigierte die Musik sehr schwungvoll und mitreißend. Das Orchester der Oper Wrocławska übertönte dabei nie die Sänger und spielte glanzvoll die polnischen Tänze..."
"Also worthy of praise is the excellent orchestral preparation of the new chief conductor, Mirian Khukhunaishvili."
"Behind her (Eliso Virsaladze), Mirian Khukhunaishvili provided the evening's decisive gravitational centre. ... he led with a balance of intellectual precision and physical clarity..."
“Although the opera is a debut for Khukhunaishvili, he leads his orchestra with brisk tempo and clarity, never sinking into sentimentality… Standing ovations for all participants, especially for the conductor and director..."
Mirian Khukhunaishvili's debut as the new music director of the Wrocław Opera went well. For a foreigner, Moniuszko presents quite a challenge… Under his baton, The Haunted Manor took on a Rossini-esque lightness and clarity.”
Khukhunaishvili had exactly the right mixture of precision, accentuation, and emphasis ready at hand.
"Mirian Khukhunaishvili, a musician full of great future who already displays mastery, skill and talent, has been the guiding light of everything." - Justo Romero
"The orchestra was led by a charismatic Georgian conductor"
"Conductor Mirian Khukhunaishvili has no foot on the brake but lets everyone loose."
"...the performance was excellent (Tan Dun's Passacaglia)... A wonderful masterpiece, brilliantly performed (Penderecki's Cosmogony)
"The Georgian conductor's leading was very clear and energetic. These were well prepared and performed pieces"
"Pulling all the strings was Mirian Khukhunaishvili and he did it well"
The winner was (no real surprise) Mirian Khukhunaishvili,
