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Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Known for a trademark grin and dynamic control, French pianist Pierre-Laurent
Aimard has won plaudits from critics and audiences worldwide for his rendition
of piano concertos by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorák and Ravel and
contemporary composers. His many recordings have placed on the Billboard Charts
and won Grammy Award nominations.
Born in Lyon, France, he was a child prodigy who attended the Paris
Conservatoire and studied with Yvonne Loriod and toured with her and her
composer husband Olivier Messiaen. He won several prizes as a teenager and at 19
he became the resid...
