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Who are top 5 greatist pianists living today in your opinion?

K. Zimerman: 2 (11.8%)
I. Moravec: 1 (5.9%)
M. Argerich: 2 (11.8%)
E. Kissin: 1 (5.9%)
A. Brendel: 4 (23.5%)
I. Pogorelich: 0 (0%)
M. Perahia: 1 (5.9%)
B. Berezovsky: 0 (0%)
N. Lugansky: 0 (0%)
R. Lupu: 0 (0%)
M. Pollini: 3 (17.6%)
M. Uchida: 1 (5.9%)
G. Sokolov: 1 (5.9%)
Y. LI: 0 (0%)
L. Lang: 0 (0%)
D Tomsic: 0 (0%)
D. Baremboim: 0 (0%)
N. Demidenko: 0 (0%)
A. Shiff: 0 (0%)
Z. Kocsis: 0 (0%)
M . Pletnev: 1 (5.9%)
V. Askhenazy: 0 (0%)
M. A. Hamelin: 0 (0%)
some others: 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 4

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Topic: Top 5 greatist pianists living today (Read 1905 times)

eduard

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Top 5 greatist pianists living today

on: December 11, 2005, 07:08:36 PM

You can vote for the 5 pianists. It is my top 5:

Zimerman, Moravec, Kissin, Argerich and Brendel.

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apion

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Re: Top 5 greatist pianists living today

Reply #1 on: December 12, 2005, 08:02:19 AM

Zimerman !

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stormx

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Re: Top 5 greatist pianists living today

Reply #2 on: December 12, 2005, 02:48:57 PM

Where is Mr. PLETNEV?

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jehangircama

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Re: Top 5 greatist pianists living today

Reply #3 on: December 12, 2005, 03:46:46 PM

is ashkenazy alive (forgive my ignorance plz)

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eduard

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Re: Top 5 greatist pianists living today

Reply #4 on: December 12, 2005, 05:13:03 PM

Quote from: jehangircama on December 12, 2005, 03:46:46 PM

is ashkenazy alive (forgive my ignorance plz)

You can vote for Ashkenazy.

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fiasco

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Re: Top 5 greatist pianists living today

Reply #5 on: December 15, 2005, 08:46:54 PM

No Hamelin?

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Jacey1973

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Re: Top 5 greatist pianists living today

Reply #6 on: December 16, 2005, 12:40:58 AM

Out of the pianists i've seen live:

Schiff, Matsuev, Brendel

others:

Ashkenazy, Argerich

mmmm this is a hard decision to make!

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