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Maurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) was an Italian pianist and conductor. He was known for performances of Beethoven , Chopin , Debussy , and the Second Viennese School , among others.
The famed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini died Saturday. Listen to his music, and you'll still hear life in every note.
Pollini was considered a pianist with unique intellectual power, whose unrivalled technique and interpretive drive compelled listeners to think deeply. He was born in Milan on Jan. 5, 1942, into a family of artists. His father, Gino Pollini, was a violinist and a leading rationalist architect.
Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement. The announcement ...
Maurizio Pollini in 1975. The competition consisted of two elimination stages and a final with twelve pianists. Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini won first prize, with Arthur Rubinstein, honorary chairman of the jury, declaring "that boy can play the piano better than any of us". [1]
Pollini is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bernhard Pollini (Baruch Pohl) (1838–1897), German opera director and tenor; Francesco Pollini (1762–1846), Italian pianist and composer; Gino Pollini (1903–1991), Italian architect, father of Maurizio
Past winners have included Maurizio Pollini , Martha Argerich , Krystian Zimerman , Yundi Li , Rafał Blechacz and Seong-Jin Cho . The most recent winner has been Bruce Liu of Canada in 2021 . Yundi Li is the most well known for being the youngest first prize winner [ 3 ] and the youngest juror in the competition's history.
In 1959, the first pianist to win the International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition was Maestro Maurizio Pollini, one of the major pianists in the world. The last edition (XXVI°) took place in September 2009, celebrating the 50th year of the Competition foundation and was won by the young American pianist, Maestro Christopher Falzone .