Maurizio Pollini
About
Maurizio Pollini was born in Milan in 1942 and studied with Carlo Lonati and Carlo Vidusso and received a diploma from Conservatorio di Milano. Since winning First Prize at the 1959 International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition and 1960 International Chopin Piano Competition, Maurizio Pollini established himself as one of the modern era’s most legendary pianists. Working with the world’s most distinguished orchestras and conductors including Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Karl Boehm and Péter Eötvös, Pollini has proven himself a masterful interpreter of works both traditional and contemporary repertoire, known in particular for his gold standard performances of works by Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy amongst others.
