Sonata for Piano No. 3 Maurizio Pollini, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Pollini turned 77 this January and, while it is tempting to draw comparisons with pianists such as Backhaus, Rubinstein, ...

In 1960, an 18-year-old Italian pianist, the youngest contestant, won the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw. “That boy,” the revered pianist Arthur ...

For years Maurizio Pollini was notorious for being press-shy, so the notion of actually landing an interview with this enigmatic, if indisputably great pianist seemed about as remote as being granted ...

Maurizio Pollini: 'the understanding of contemporary music comes with the habit of listening to it' For four decades the celebrated pianist Maurizio Pollini has been combining virtuoso technique with ...

Maurizio Pollini died in March at age eighty-two, apparently of heart disease. By general consent he was one of the major concert pianists of his age, and many felt he was the greatest of a generation ...

“Round fingers for Mozart, flat fingers for Chopin,” my piano teacher used to say. To a 10-year-old aspiring Rubinstein, these “Round fingers for Mozart, flat fingers for Chopin,” my piano teacher ...

The packed house that awaited Maurizio Pollini’s return to Symphony Center on Halloween knew he would favor them entirely with treats and no tricks. Hence the large turnout Sunday for his first ...

Pianist who won the Chopin competition at 19 and who had an intellectual approach to art and life The Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, who has died aged 82, was one of the giants of the keyboard in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pianist Maurizio Pollini performs at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2001. (Robert Mecea / Associated Press) In 1960, an 18-year-old ...