Pierre-Laurent Aimard

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Pierre-Laurent Aimard is a renowned French pianist celebrated for his virtuosic interpretations of contemporary and 20th-century repertoire, particularly works by composers such as Messiaen, Ligeti, and Boulez.

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Pierre-Laurent Aimard canonical 2
Aimard 1

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instanceOf French musician
classical pianist
human
pianist
associatedWith Elliott Carter
George Benjamin
György Ligeti
Harrison Birtwistle
Iannis Xenakis
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Olivier Messiaen
Pierre Boulez
awardReceived Gramophone Award
Olivier Messiaen Prize
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship France
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
Lyon Conservatory
employer Ensemble InterContemporain
familyName Aimard
foundedBy
genre classical music
contemporary classical music
givenName Pierre-Laurent
hasTaughtAt Cologne Hochschule für Musik
Conservatoire de Paris
Royal Academy of Music
knownFor intellectually rigorous interpretations
virtuosic technique
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf Ensemble InterContemporain
name Pierre-Laurent Aimard
nationality French
notableFor interpretations of György Ligeti
interpretations of Olivier Messiaen
interpretations of Pierre Boulez
interpretations of contemporary piano repertoire
performances of 20th-century music
notableWork recordings of Bach’s The Art of Fugue
recordings of Debussy’s Préludes
recordings of Ligeti’s complete piano works
recordings of Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
occupation music educator
pianist
placeOfBirth Lyon
positionHeld solo pianist of Ensemble InterContemporain
recordLabel Deutsche Grammophon
Teldec
Warner Classics
studentOf Olivier Messiaen
Yvonne Loriod

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Pierre Boulez influenced Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Pierre-Laurent Aimard name Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Pierre-Laurent Aimard familyName Aimard
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