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Grimaud was born in 1969 in Aix-en-Provence and began her piano studies at the local conservatory with Jacqueline Courtin before going on to work with Pierre Barbizet in Marseille. She was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at just 13 and won first prize in piano performance a mere three years later. She continued to study with György Sándor and Leon Fleisher until, in 1987, she gave her well-received debut recital in Tokyo. That same year, renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim invited her to perform with the Orchestre de Paris: this marked the launch of Grimaud’s musical career, characterised ever since by concerts with most of the world’s major orchestras and many celebrated conductors.

Rachmaninoff - Concerto No 2 - Grimaud, Piano

Rachmaninoff – Concerto No. 2 – Hélène Grimaud, Piano

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18, was composed between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with Sergei Rachmaninoff as soloist on 2 December 1900.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Liszt – Les Jeux d’Eau à la Villa d’Este – Grimaud, Piano

Les Jeux d’Eau à la Villa d’Este (The Fountains of the Villa d’Este) is the fourth piece from Franz Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) troisième année (third year). Written in F-Sharp Major, it was composed in 1877.

Beethoven - Emperor Concerto (No 5) in E-Flat Major - Grimaud, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Beethoven – Emperor Concerto (No. 5) – Grimaud, Piano

The Piano Concerto No 5 by Beethoven, popularly known as the Emperor Concerto, was his last completed piano concerto. It was written between 1809 and 1811 in Vienna, and was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf, Beethoven’s patron and pupil.

Brahms - Piano Concerto No 2 - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Hélène Grimaud

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83, by Johannes Brahms is separated by a gap of 22 years from his first piano concerto. Brahms began work on the piece in 1878 and completed it in 1881 while in Pressbaum near Vienna.

Beethoven - Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major - Grimaud, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 – Hélène Grimaud

The Piano Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed in 1821. It is the central piano sonata in the group of three (Op 109, 110, 111) which he wrote between 1820 and 1822, and the thirty-first of his published piano sonatas.

Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 - Grimaud, Piano

IMPRESSIONIST MUSIC / Arabesque / Piano

Debussy – Arabesque No. 1 – Hélène Grimaud, Piano

Although quite an early work, the Arabesques contain hints of Claude Debussy’s developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music, following the French visual art form.

Satie - Gnossienne No 4 - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Satie – Gnossienne No. 4 – Grimaud, Piano

Even though its key signature is empty, the Gnossienne No 4 is in D Minor. The Gnossiennes are several piano compositions written by the French composer Erik Satie in the late 19th century.

Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor - Hélène Grimaud

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Mozart – Concerto No. 20 (Rondo) – Grimaud, Piano

The Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785. The first performance took place at the Mehlgrube Casino in Vienna on 11 February 1785, with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as the soloist.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Satie – Gnossienne No. 1 – Hélène Grimaud, Piano

The Gnossiennes are several piano compositions written by the French composer Erik Satie in the late 19th century. The Gnossienne No 1 is the first of the Three Gnossiennes composed around 1890 and first published in 1893.

Rachmaninoff - Concerto No 2 - Grimaud, Piano; Abbado, Conductor

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano