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PianistA pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble, or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists.
A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were capable pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frdric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Anton Rubinstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev and Ferruccio Busoni were all virtuoso pianists.
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A pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble, or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists. A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were capable pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Anton Rubinstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev and Ferruccio Busoni were all virtuoso pianists. Most pianists, to some degree, specialize in performing the music of either certain composers or certain periods. Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of repertoire and styles to choose from, including jazz, classical music, and all sorts of popular music. Below is a list of well-known or influential contemporary pianists of different genres. Classical pianistsSee also List of classical pianistsand Classical pianists . ... - André De Groote
- Eduardo Del Pueyo
- Jacques De Tiège
- François-René Duchâble
- Florence Kirsch Du Brul
- Abdel Rachman El Bacha
- Morton Estrin
- Ingrid Fliter
- Nelson Freire
- Ignaz Friedman
- James Gath
- Bruno Leonardo Gelber
- Emil Gilels
- Philip Glass
- Alexis Golovin
- Glenn Gould
- Jeffrey Grice
- Friedrich Gulda
- Benjamin Grosvenor
- David Helfgott
- Vladimir Horowitz
- Fei-Ping Hsu
- Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
- Byron Janis
- Rudolf Jansen
- J. Eric Johnson
- Julius Katchen
- Olga Kern
- Wilhelm Kempff
- Evgeny Kissin
... ... ... ... Pop music pianists|Did not chart ... ... ... Jazz pianistsFrom the List of jazz pianists. - Johnny Raducanu
- Muhal Richard Abrams
- Beegie Adair
- Kei Akagi,
- Toshiko Akiyoshi,
- Monty Alexander,
- Geri Allen,
- Mose Allison,
- Helio Alves
- Albert Ammons,
- Chris Anderson
- Bill Anschell
- Lynne Arriale,
- Takeshi Asai
- Franck Avitabile
- Noah Baerman
- Jon Ballantyne Canadian
- Patricia Barber,
- Kenny Barron,
- Count Basie,
- Richie Beirach,
- David Benoit,
- Shelly Berg
- Warren Bernhardt,
- Mark Birnbaum,
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Ketil Bjørnstad,
- Miles Black
- Eubie Blake,
- Ran Blake
... , - Carla Bley,
- Paul Bley,
- Stefano Bollani
- Joe Bonner,
- Thomas Borino
- Joanne Brackeen,
- David Braid,
- Alan Broadbent
- Holly Brook
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Charles Brown,
- Vernell Brown, Jr.
- Dave Brubeck,
- Ray Bryant,
- Milt Buckner,
- Alex Bugnon,
- John Bunch
- Joe Bushkin,
- Henry Butler
- Jaki Byard,
- George Cables,
- Uri Caine,
- Joey Calderazzo,
- Michel Camilo,
- Randy Cannon
- Hoagy Carmichael,
- Roberto Carnevale,
- Bill Charlap,
- Ray Charles,
- Cyrus Chestnut,
- Bryan Chevalier,
- Billy Childs,
- Herman Chittison
- Peter Cincotti
- Sonny Clark,
- Thomas Clausen
- Nat "King" Cole,
- George Colligan
- Harry Connick, Jr.,
- Marc Copland
- Chick Corea,
- Glenn Corneille,
- Tom Coster,
- Stanley Cowell
- Dan Cray
- Marilyn Crispell,
- Connie Crothers,
- Brian Culbertson,
- Jamie Cullum,
- Bill Cunliffe,
- Franco D'Andrea
- Carsten Dahl
- Tadd Dameron,
- Bill Davies
- Jonathan Davis
- Walter Davis, Jr.
... , - Xavier Davis
- Blossom Dearie,
- Bill Dobbins,
- Armen Donelian
- Eldar Djangirov,
- Nial Djuliarso
- Kenny Drew,
- Kenny Drew, Jr.
- George Duke,
- Joseph Earnet
- Taylor Eigsti,
- Eliane Elias,
- Duke Ellington,
- Timo Elliston
- Aydin Esen
... - Bill Evans,
- Gil Evans,
- Antonio Faraò
- Frederic Favarel
- Agusti Fernandez
- Russell Ferrante
- Manfredo Fest,
- Clare Fischer
- Tommy Flanagan,
- Bob Florence
- Ruby Fradkin
- Russ Freeman
- Don Friedman
- Larry Fuller
- Hal Galper,
- Laszlo Gardony
- Red Garland,
- Errol Garner,
- Charles Gayle
- George Gershwin,
- Aaron Goldberg
- Larry Goldings,
- Gil Goldstein,
- Darrell Grant
- Benny Green,
- Mike Greensill
- Dave Grusin,
- Vince Guaraldi,
- Tord Gustavsen,
- Al Haig
Allan Warren Haig was an American [i] jazz [i] pianist [i], best known as one of the ... ... , Keith Jarrett is an American [i] pianist [i] and composer [i]. ... , - Antonio Carlos Jobim,
- Dink Johnson,
- James P. Johnson,
- J. Eric Johnson,
- Ron Johnston
- Pete Jolly
- Hank Jones
- Richard M. Jones,
- Scott Joplin,
- Norah Jones
- Duke Jordan
- Bradley Joseph
- Dick Katz
- Geoff Keezer
- Roger Kellaway
- Wynton Kelly,
- David Kikoski
- Frank Kimbrough
- Kenny Kirkland,
- Billy Kirsch
- Randy Klein
- Steve Koven
- Diana Krall,
- Steve Kuhn
- Art Lande,
- Steve Lantner
- Ellis Larkins
- Andy LaVerne
- Michel Legrand
... , - Mark Levine,
- Lou Levy
- John Lewis,
- Meade "Lux" Lewis,
- Ramsey Lewis,
- Steve Lewis,
- Ivan Lins,
- Mike Longo
- Jacques Loussier
... , - Reuel Lubag
- Erik van der Luijt
- Tim Lyddon
- Bobby Lyle
- Harold Mabern
- Adam Makowicz
- Pete Malinverni
- Junior Mance,
- Debra Mann
- Phil Markowitz
- Andre Marques
- Denman Maroney
- Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa
- Ellis Marsalis
- Eugene Maslov
- Ronnie Mathews
- Bill Mays
- Lyle Mays
- John McAll
- Page McConnell
- Dave McKenna
- Jim McNeely
- Marian McPartland,
- Jay McShann
- John Medeski,
- John Mehegan
- Brad Mehldau
- Myra Melford
- Misha Mengelberg
... ... , - Jeremy Monteiro
- Tete Montoliu,
- Jason Moran,
- Dado Moroni
- Jelly Roll Morton,
- Sal Mosca
- Gerry Mulligan,
- Carli Munoz
- Bob Murphy
- Simon Nabatov
- Armen Nalbandian
- Phineas Newborn
- Herbie Nichols
- Dan Nimmer
- Mike Nock
- Walter Norris,
- Hod O'Brien
- Robert O'Brien
- Bill O'Connell
- Junko Onishi,
- Makoto Ozone
- Marty Paich
- Aaron Parks
- Horace Parlan
- Hermeto Pascoal,
- Alan Pasqua
- Joao Paulo
- Duke Pearson,
- Dave Peck
- Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso
- Kim Pensyl
- Danilo Perez
- Carl Perkins
- Oscar Peterson,
- Michel Petrucciani,
- Harry Pickens
- Enrico Pieranunzi
- Roberta Piket
- Jean-Michel Pilc
- Kerry Politzer
- Randy Porter
- Paul Posnak
- Bud Powell,
- Mel Powell
- Richie Powell
- Andrea Pozza
- André Previn
- Clarence Profit
- Don Pullen,
- Sun Ra,
- Tim Ray
- Eric Reed
- Art Resnick
- Luckey Roberts
- Marcus Roberts
- Ted Rosenthal
- Renee Rosnes,
- J. Russell Robinson,
- Jimmy Rowles,
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba,
- Hilton Ruiz
- Patrice Rushen,
- Marc Sabatella
- Joe Sample,
- Jovino Santos-Neto
- Michael Sattler
- Marc Seales
- John Serry
- Diane Schuur,
- Stephen Scott
- George Shearing
... , ... ... , Benjamin Taubkin Billy Taylor Cecil Taylor, John Taylor Jacky Terrasson Butch Thompson Sir Charles Thompson David Thompson Don Thompson Daniel Thouin Bobby Timmons, Lennie Tristano, Terry Trotter Deems Tsutakawa Brad Turner Dick Twardzik McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés Mark Valenti Bert Van der Brink Erik van der LuijtJack Van Poll Al Vega Gary Versace Mal Waldron, Fats Waller, Cedar Walton, Teddy Weatherford Jon Weber Joel Weiskopf Michael Weiss Kenny Werner, Randy Weston, Gerald Wiggins, Rudi Wilfer Clarence Williams, James Williams, Jessica Williams, Mary Lou Williams, Claude Williamson Gerald Wilson Teddy Wilson, Mike Wofford Michael Wolff Frank Wunsch Richard Wyands Yosuke Yamashita Alon Yavnai, Andile Yenana,www.andileyenana.com Rachel Z, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Marcelo Zarvos Joe Zawinul Denny Zeitlin, Vincent Moore Blues pianists Mark Birnbaum James Booker Ray Charles Fats Domino Little Willie Littlefield Professor Longhair Jimmy Yancey Otis Spann Mark Andrade See the List of boogie woogie musicians for more blues players. Country pianists Owen Bradley, also a record producer Floyd Cramer, "Last Date" Mickey Gilley, "Room Full of Roses" Jerry Lee Lewis, also rock and roll Ronnie Milsap, Almost Like a Song Moon Mullican, "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" Charlie Rich, "Behind Closed Doors" Hargus "Pig" Robbins, legendary session player Fred Rose, also a music publisher Bobby Sowell, "Moods" Del Wood, "Down Yonder" Other genres Maksim Mrvica Scott Joplin Ragtime Richard Clayderman, commercially-oriented contemporary pianist who also features recordings of classical composers. George Winston New-Age Scott Oglesbee New-Age Well known gospel or contemporary Christian pianists include: Keith Green Jimmy Swaggart Luke Ferdinand V
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