Pianist

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A pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.

A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were also virtuoso pianists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Johannes Brahms, Ferruccio Busoni, Anton Rubinstein, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich.

Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of repertoire and styles to choose from, including jazz, classical music, and all sorts of popular music.

Below is a list of well-known or influential contemporary pianists of different genres:

Contents 1 Classical pianists 2 Pop and rock music pianists 3 Jazz pianists 4 Blues pianists 5 Country pianists 6 Gospel pianists 7 New age pianists

[edit] Classical pianists

• List of classical pianists
• Category: Classical pianists by nationality

[edit] Pop and rock music pianists

• List of Pop and Rock pianists

[edit] Jazz pianists

• List of jazz pianists

[edit] Blues pianists

• List of blues musicians
• List of boogie woogie musicians

[edit] Country pianists

• List of country music performers

[edit] Gospel pianists

• List of gospel musicians

[edit] New age pianists

• List of new age and new instrumental musiciansaz:Pianoçu

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