Pianist celebrities
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Misia Sert (born Maria Zofia Olga Zenajda Godebska; March 30, 1872 – October 15, 1950) was a pianist of Polish descent who hosted an artistic salon in Paris. She was a patron and friend of numerous artists, for whom she regularly posed.
Eugene George Istomin (November 26, 1925 – October 10, 2003) was an American pianist. He was famous for his work in a piano trio in which he collaborated with Isaac Stern and Leonard Rose.
Joseph William Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011), known by the stage name Pinetop Perkins, was an American blues pianist. Perkins played with some of the most influential blues and rock and roll performers in American history and received nu
James Gelfand (born April 3, 1959) is a Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his film and television scores.
Rezső Seress (3 November 1899 – 11 January 1968) was a Hungarian pianist and composer. Some sources give his birth name as Rudolf (“Rudi”) Spitzer.
Sunwook Kim (born in Seoul, 1988) is a South Korean pianist.
Emily Bear (born August 30, 2001) is an American composer and pianist, who has achieved wide notice at an early age. After beginning to compose and play piano as a small child, Bear has played with orchestras in the U.S., Europe and Asia, at such ven
Myung-whun Chung (born 22 January 1953, Seoul) is a South Korean pianist and conductor. A student of Olivier Messiaen, he is particularly known for his interpretations of the French composer’s works.
Although born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Sean has lived most of his life in New Hampshire. He grew up working with his father, an electrician, on the job sites. Something else he grew up with, thanks to his older brother Todd, were the writings of grea
Carmen Cavallaro (May 6, 1913 – October 12, 1989) was an American pianist. He established himself as one of the most accomplished and admired light music pianists of his generation.