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  1. Grammy Award. Gramophone Hall of Fame. Maurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) was an Italian pianist and conductor. He was known for performances of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and the Second Viennese School, among others.

  2. Mar 23, 2024 · Maurizio Pollini, an Italian pianist of formidable intellectual powers whose unrivaled technique and unwavering interpretive integrity made him the modernist master of the instrument, died on...

  3. Mar 27, 2024 · March 27, 2024 9:02 AM PT. In 1960, an 18-year-old Italian pianist, the youngest contestant, won the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw. “That boy,”...

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  5. Mar 23, 2024 · Updated 1:51 PM PDT, March 23, 2024. ROME (AP) — Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. He was 82. Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement.

  6. May 1, 2024 · Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942, Milan, Italy—died March 23, 2024, Milan) was an Italian pianist whose combination of intellectual seriousness and extraordinary technical brilliance gave him a unique standing in the concert world. Pollini made his debut at age nine.

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  7. Mar 23, 2024 · 8 min. Maurizio Pollini, a celebrated Italian pianist whose playing combined intellectual rigor with technical mastery, died March 23 at age 82. The death was announced by Milan’s La Scala...

  8. Mar 25, 2024 · Maurizio Pollini (1942-2024) by Katherine Cooper. The great Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, whose impeccable technique was allied to an equally formidable intellect, has died in Milan aged 82. Pollini was born into an artistic family in Milan in 1942: his father was the modernist architect Gino Pollini, his mother Renata an amateur pianist ...

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