21st-century classical pianists

The list 21st-century classical pianists includes Yanni, Yoshiki, Yuja Wang, Lola Astanova and John Williams. The list consists of 1,671 members and 11 sublists.

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21st-century French classical pianists
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21st-century German classical pianists
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21st-century Irish classical pianists
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21st-century British classical pianists
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21st-century American classical pianists
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21st-century Italian classical pianists
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21st-century Australian classical pianists
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21st-century Israel classical pianists
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21st-century Canadian classical pianists
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21st-century Japanese classical pianists
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21st-century Russian classical pianists
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1.

Yanni

Greek musician, keyboardist, and composer

Overview: Yiannis Chryssomallis (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni (listen; ), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer, who has resided in ...

Date of birth: 14 November 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni 296T

New Age composers 24T

21st-century pianists 1,277T
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Yoshiki

Japanese musician

Overview: Yoshiki Hayashi (Japanese: 林佳樹, Hepburn: Hayashi Yoshiki, born November 20, 1965) known by the mononym Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Japanese male musicians 71T

People from Tateyama, Chiba 8T

Male classical pianists 1,919T
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Yuja Wang

Chinese pianist

Overview: Yuja Wang (Chinese: 王羽佳; pinyin: Wáng Yǔjiā; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist. She was born in Beijing, began studying piano there at age six, and went on to study at the ...

Date of birth: 10 February 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: Chinese

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

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Chinese women pianists 20T

21st-century women musicians 2,343T

Women classical pianists 667T
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Lola Astanova

Musical artist

Overview: Lola Astanova, (Russian: Лола Астанова; born on 3 July 1982 in Tashkent, USSR) is a Russian-American pianist noted for her interpretations of compositions by Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff, visual per ...

Date of birth: 3 July 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Male

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21st-century women composers 620T

21st-century American women musicians 884T

Women recording artists 12T
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John Williams

American composer

Overview: John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically a ...

Date of birth: 18 February 1932

Age: 93

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Samantha Winslow (Married)

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American male television composers 149T

Musicians from Flushing, Queens 18T

Disney Legends 130T
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Herbie Hancock

American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)

Overview: Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer, and actor. Hancock started his career with Donald Byrd. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles ...

Date of birth: 12 April 1940

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Male

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Herbie Hancock 1T

Jazz musicians from Chicago 7T

African-American male classical composers 12T
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Chloe Flower

Musical artist

Overview: Chloe Won (born August 6, 1985) who is known professionally as Chloe Flower is an American composer, writer, producer and classical pianist. She studied at Manhattan School of Music Pre-College and later ...

Date of birth: 6 August 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

Partner: Hill Harper (Dating)

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21st-century American women pianists 268T

21st-century American women musicians 958T

American women classical pianists 194T
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Alice-Sara Ott

Classical pianist

Overview: Alice Sara Ott (born 1 August 1988) is a German classical pianist.

Date of birth: 1 August 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: German

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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Musicians from Munich 149T

21st-century German women 296T

German women pianists 85T
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Maksim Mrvica

Croatian pianist

Overview: Maksim Mrvica (born 3 May 1975) is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.

Date of birth: 3 May 1975

Age: 50

Nationality: Croatian

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Male

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21st-century Croatian people 24T

Croatian classical pianists 17T

People from Šibenik 107T
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Hélène Grimaud

French pianist

Overview: Hélène Grimaud (born 7 November 1969) is a French classical pianist and the founder of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York.

Date of birth: 7 November 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

Partner: Mat Hennek (Married)

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20th-century French women classical pianists 81T

Musicians from Aix-en-Provence 3T

21st-century French women musicians 117T
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Martha Argerich

Argentine pianist

Overview: Martha Argerich ([ˈmaɾta əɾʒəˈɾik]; born 5 June 1941) is an Argentine-Swiss classical concert pianist. She is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time.

Date of birth: 5 June 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: Argentinean

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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21st-century Argentine musicians 15T

20th-century Argentine musicians 21T

Argentine women pianists 13T
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Lauren Green

American musician

Overview: Lauren Susan Green (born June 30, 1958) is the Chief Religion Correspondent for the Fox News Channel. Previously she was a headline anchor giving weekday updates at the top and bottom of the hour during ...

Date of birth: 30 June 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV News

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni 296T

20th-century American women musicians 816T

21st-century American women musicians 884T
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Ludovico Einaudi

Italian composer

Overview: Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi OMRI ( born 23 November 1955) is an Italian pianist and composer. Trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, Einaudi began his career as a classical composer, later inc ...

Date of birth: 23 November 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Turin 87T

20th-century Italian male musicians 477T

Male classical pianists 1,919T
14.

André Previn

German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)

Overview: André George Previn KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.

Date of birth: 6 April 1930

Date of death: 28 February 2019

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Jewish American film score composers 50T

Broadway composers and lyricists 196T

20th-century German male musicians 664T
15.

Alexander Acha

Mexican singer-songwriter

Overview: Raúl Alexander Acha Alemán (born January 25, 1985) is a Latin Grammy winning Mexican singer-songwriter.

Date of birth: 25 January 1985

Age: 40

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Partner: Maria Rojo De La Vega (Married)

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21st-century Mexican male singers 92T

Male classical pianists 2,000T

21st-century male singers 7,274T
16.

Khatia Buniatishvili

Georgian musician

Overview: Khatia Buniatishvili (Georgian: ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი, born 21 June 1987) is a French-Georgian concert pianist.

Date of birth: 21 June 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: Georgian

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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Musicians from Tbilisi 83T

21st-century musicians from Georgia (country) 3T

20th-century musicians from Georgia (country) 2T
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Mark Rutte

Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010

Overview: Mark Rutte ( born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010 and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2006.

Date of birth: 14 February 1967

Age: 58

Nationality: Dutch

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Politicians from The Hague 116T

Dutch conservative liberals 2T

21st-century Dutch historians 78T
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Alexandre Tharaud

Pianist

Overview: Alexandre Tharaud (born 9 December 1968) is a French pianist. He is active on the concert stage and has released a large and diverse discography.

Date of birth: 9 December 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Male

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21st-century French male classical pianists 114T

20th-century French male classical pianists 148T

Prize-winners of the ARD International Music Competition 27T
19.

Láng Lang

Classical concert pianist

Overview: Lang Lang (Chinese: 郎朗; pinyin: Láng Lǎng; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese concert pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. Active since ...

Date of birth: 14 June 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: Chinese

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Gina Alice Redlinger (Married)

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Honorary Fellows of St Peter's College, Oxford 19T

Male classical pianists 2,000T

21st-century male musicians 9,923T
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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japanese, Composer

Overview: Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本龍一, Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who had pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1952

Date of death: 28 March 2023

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Japanese male opera composers 23T

Deaths from colorectal cancer in Japan 29T

Composers from Tokyo 113T