Hélène Grimaud
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| Hélène Grimaud | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Hélène Grimaud | |
| Born | November 7, 1969 (age 37) Aix-en-Provence, France |
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| Genre(s) | Classical | |
| Occupation(s) | musician, author | |
| Instrument(s) | Piano | |
| Years active | 1986-present | |
| Label(s) | Denon, Erato, Teldec, Deutsche Grammophon | |
| Website | Hélène Grimaud | |
Hélène Grimaud (born November 7, 1969) is a French pianist.
She was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. She is of North African, Corsican, Italian and Jewish heritage. Her family changed its name from Grimaldi before she was born. She has described herself as an "extremely agitated" child[1], having a problem over-focusing; she was a give-her-all-or-none type of child. She discovered the piano at seven. She entered the Paris Conservatory in 1982 where she studied with Jacques Rouvier. In 1985 she won first prize at the Conservatory and the Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy for her recording of the Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2. In 1987, she launched her professional career with a solo recital in Paris and a performance with the Orchestre de Paris under Daniel Barenboim.
At 21, Ms. Grimaud moved to Florida, United States. She currently lives outside New York City. She is known for her passion for wolves, which she studies and raises. She now divides her time between her musical career and the Wolf Conservation Center, which she co-founded with her then-companion, the photographer J. Henry Fair[2]. She also experiences synesthesia, where one physical sense adds input to another, for example tasting words, or in her case, seeing music as color.
She is known for her evocative and highly musical pianism.
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On Denon
- Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 2 (1986)
- Chopin Ballade No. 1/Liszt Après une Lecture de Dante/Schumann Sonata for Piano (1987)
- Schumann Kreisleriana/Brahms Piano Sonata No. 2 (1989)
- Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 & 6 Klavierstücke (1992)
- Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2/Ravel Piano Concerto (1993)
On Erato
- Schumann Piano Concerto/Strauss Burleske (1995)
- Brahms Piano Pieces Op. 116-119 (1996)
- Gershwin/Ravel Piano Concertos (1997)
- Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1 (1998)
On Teldec
