Krystian Zimerman - Krystian Zimerman Krystian Zimerman (born December 5, 1956) is a Polish classical pianist. He was born in Zabrze and studied at the Katowice Conservatory under Andrzej Jasinki. He career was launched when he won the prestigious Warsaw Chopin Piano Competition in 1975. His American debut came in 1979 with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He has since toured widely and made a number of recordings. Since 1996 he has taught piano at the Academy of Music in Basel. Zimerman is best known for his interpretations of Romantic music, but has performed a wide variety of classical pieces, including some contemporary works (he gave the British premiere of Witold Lutoslawski's Piano Concerto in 1989, for example, and has recorded the work)..
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Pianist - Juan Maria Solare Solomon Jean-Yves Thibaudet Alexander Toradze David Tudor Rosalyn Tureck (also famous for her harpsichord playing) Fou Tsong Mitsuko Uchida Arcadi Volodos André Watts Earl Wild Elisso Wirssaladze Paul Wittgenstein Christian Zacharias Krystian Zimerman Well known popular music pianists : Tori Amos Oksana Kolesnikova Vanessa Carlton Russ Conway Liberace Billy Joel Elton John Barry Manilow See List of jazz pianists Well known blues pianists include: Ray Charles also jazz, and country music Fats Domino Little Willie Littlefield Professor Longhair Jimmy Yancey Otis Spann See the List of boogie woogie musicians for more blues players. Well known country piano pickers include: Owen Bradley, also a record producer Floyd Cramer, "Last Date" Mickey Gilley, Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin Jerry Lee Lewis, also rock and roll Ronnie Milsap Moon Mullican, "I'll Sail.
Polish theater - Swinarski Tadeusz Kantor Tadeusz Lomnicki Kazimierz Dejmek Krystian Lupa Helena Modrzejewska Leon Kruczkowski Jerzy Grotowski See also: List of famous Poles.
