Best Contemporary Pianists
The Top Ten
1 Evgeny Kissin
That afro though
2 Daniil Trifonov
3 Martha Argerich
4 Maria Joao Pires
I'm new to classical music, so I can't really judge. But after listening to several interpretations of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, hers hooked me the most. Listen to The Tempest and Appassionata. They are so amazing that I almost felt ashamed not having discovered them earlier.
Another interesting story: she once rehearsed the wrong concerto and became thunderstruck when she heard the opening of another concerto playing. Yet she managed to pull herself together and play the right one on the spot all through her memory. Incredible!
5 Ivo Pogorelich
6 Vladimir Ashkenazy
7 Mikhail Pletnev
8 Krystian Zimerman
His playing is incredible with rich tones and emotion. His Chopin renditions would come next to Rubinstein's. He won the International Chopin Competition in 1975. Greatest Chopin interpreter alive.
9 Maksim Mrvica
10 Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has ...read more.
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has ...read more.The Contenders
11 Daniel Barenboim
12 Maurizio Pollini
13 Yiruma
14 Ludovico Einaudi
15 Chooka Parker
16 Yann Tiersen
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