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Krystian Zimerman

1956 - Today

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Krystian Zimerman (born 5 December 1956) is a Polish concert pianist, conductor and pedagogue who has been described as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. In 1975, he won the IX International Chopin Piano Competition. Following the success at the Chopin Piano Competition, he began his collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic and has since performed with leading orchestras around the world as well as many prominent conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle. He is especially known for his performances of compositions by Mozart, Chopin, Brahms and Beethoven. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Krystian Zimerman is the 449th most popular musician (down from 415th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Poland (up from 406th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Polish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Krystian Zimerman ranks 449 out of 3,175. Before him are Matt Bellamy, John Powell, Theo Jörgensmann, Ole Bull, Robert Trujillo, and Valery Gergiev. After him are Ellie Goulding, Billy Gibbons, Eliso Virsaladze, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Carl Tausig, and Scott McKenzie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Krystian Zimerman ranks 87. Before him are Boris Akunin, Mimi Rogers, Rita Wilson, Michael Biehn, Roderick MacKinnon, and Luis Guzmán. After him are Val Valentino, Sinbad, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Gregg L. Semenza, Maggie Reilly, and Thomas N'Kono.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Krystian Zimerman ranks 391 out of 1,694. Before him are Czesława Kwoka (1943), Johann Daniel Titius (1729), Karol Świerczewski (1897), Izabela Czartoryska (1746), Casimir Pulaski (1745), and Joachim Meisner (1933). After him are Maria Cunitz (1610), Arthur Greiser (1897), Mieszko III the Old (1126), Gustav Flatow (1875), Carl Tausig (1841), and Helmuth von Pannwitz (1898).

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Among MUSICIANS In Poland

Among musicians born in Poland, Krystian Zimerman ranks 7. Before him are Władysław Szpilman (1911), Arthur Rubinstein (1887), Henryk Wieniawski (1835), Wanda Landowska (1879), Henryk Szeryng (1918), and Artur Schnabel (1882). After him are Carl Tausig (1841), Theodor Leschetizky (1830), Julie Guicciardi (1782), Josef Hofmann (1876), Christoph Eschenbach (1940), and Bronisław Huberman (1882).

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