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Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian classical pianist, who is regarded as one of the greatest living pianists. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra

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Pollini was born in Milan, his father being the Italian rationalist architect Gino Pollini. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Gino Pollini (1903&ndash1991 was an Italian Architect, born in Rovereto. Maurizio studied piano first with Carlo Lonati, until the age of 13, then with Carlo Vidusso, until he was 18. Carlo Vidusso (1911 in Talcahuano – 1978 in Milan) was an Italian pianist He received a diploma from the Milan Conservatory and won the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1960, after which he studied with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Founded in 1807 the Milan Conservatory, or the Conservatorio di musica Giuseppe Verdi, is the leading musical institution in Italy The International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious Piano competitions in the world taking place in Warsaw since 1927 and held every Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ( January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical Pianist.

Since the mid-1960s, he has given recitals and appeared with major orchestras in Europe, the United States, and the Far East. He made his American debut in 1968 and his first tour of Japan in 1974. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Pollini is especially noted for his performances of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Schoenberg, Webern and for championing modern composers such as Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Robert Schumann, sometimes given as Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8 1810 &ndash July 29 1856 was a German Composer, Aesthete and influential Music critic Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer Schoenberg (beautiful mountain is the surname of several persons WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Anton Webern (December 3 1883 &ndash September 15 1945 was an Austrian Composer WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b Luigi Nono ( January 29, 1924 – May 8, 1990) was an Italian Avant-garde Composer of Classical music Important modern works were composed for Pollini, notably Nono’s …sofferte onde serene…, Giacomo Manzoni’s Masse: omaggio a Edgard Varèse and Salvatore Sciarrino's fifth sonata. Giacomo Manzù ( December 22, 1908 - January 17, 1991 was the best known Italian Sculptor of the 20th century Salvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Sicily, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of Contemporary classical music. While known for possessing an exceptional technique, Pollini is sometimes accused of emotional conservatism. He has conducted both opera and orchestral music, sometimes leading the orchestra from the keyboard in concertos. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well A piano concerto is a work written for Piano and Orchestra.See also Harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano His first recordings for Deutsche Grammophon in 1971 included Stravinsky’s Three Movements from “Petrushka” and Prokofiev’s Seventh Sonata and is still considered a landmark of twentieth century piano discography. Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Since then he has been one of Deutsche Grammophon's leading pianists. Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. In 1985, on occasion of Bach's tricentennial, he performed the complete first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" The Well-Tempered Clavier ( Das Wohltemperirte Clavier in the original old German spelling BWV 846–893 is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by In 1987 he played the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos in New York with the Vienna Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado and received on this occasion the orchestra’s Honorary Ring. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the In 1993/1994 he played his first complete Beethoven Piano Sonata cycles in Berlin and Munich and later also in New York, Milan, Paris, London and Vienna. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. At the Salzburg Festival in 1995 he inaugurated the “Progetto Pollini”, a series of concerts in which old and new works are juxtaposed. The Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele is a prominent festival of Music and Drama. An analogous experience was done at Carnegie Hall in 2000/2001 with “Perspectives: Maurizio Pollini”. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east In 1996 he received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The international Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis is an annual Music Prize given by the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste In 2001 his recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations won the Diapason d’or. In 2002 Deutsche Grammophon released a 13-CD commemorative edition to celebrate the pianist's 60th birthday. Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity.

In 2007, Pollini received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of Chopin nocturnes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra has been awarded since 1959 Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. A nocturne (from the French for "nocturnal" is usually a Musical composition that is inspired by or evocative of the Night.

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