Famous classical pianists

pianist who is formally trained in and plays classical music

108 people

All Alive Deceased
Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók

1881 – 1945 · Age 64
Deceased
Arthur Rubinstein

Arthur Rubinstein

1887 – 1982 · Age 95
Deceased
Isaac Albéniz

Isaac Albéniz

1860 – 1909 · Age 48
Deceased
Luigi Boccherini

Luigi Boccherini

1745 – 1805 · Age 60
Deceased
Lang Lang

Lang Lang

1982 · Age 43
Alive
Sofia Gubaidulina

Sofia Gubaidulina

1931 – 2025 · Age 93
Deceased
Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel

1931 – 2025 · Age 94
Deceased
Evgeny Kissin

Evgeny Kissin

1971 · Age 54
Alive
Khatia Buniatishvili

Khatia Buniatishvili

1987 · Age 38
Alive
Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy

1937 · Age 88
Alive
András Schiff

András Schiff

1953 · Age 72
Alive
György Cziffra

György Cziffra

1921 – 1994 · Age 72
Deceased
Maria João Pires

Maria João Pires

1944 · Age 81
Alive
George Szell

George Szell

1897 – 1970 · Age 73
Deceased
Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor

1929 – 2018 · Age 89
Deceased
Wolfgang Sawallisch

Wolfgang Sawallisch

1923 – 2013 · Age 89
Deceased
Leif Ove Andsnes

Leif Ove Andsnes

1970 · Age 55
Alive
Géza Anda

Géza Anda

1921 – 1976 · Age 54
Deceased
Annie Fischer

Annie Fischer

1914 – 1995 · Age 80
Deceased
M

Mitsuko Uchida

1948 · Age 77
Alive
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Nikolai Kapustin

1937 – 2020 · Age 82
Deceased
Maria Yudina

Maria Yudina

1899 – 1970 · Age 71
Deceased
Antonio Pappano

Antonio Pappano

1959 · Age 66
Alive
Leon Fleisher

Leon Fleisher

1928 – 2020 · Age 92
Deceased
Daniil Trifonov

Daniil Trifonov

1991 · Age 34
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q61996187