In no particular order, my ten are:LisitsaZimermanHamelinBeresovskyThis GuyMaksimYundi LiKempfKissinSekiya
9. Dichter
em...just for my Perference ONLY that's rather subjective.1. Martha Argerich [tie] Maurizio Pollini
Now THAT'S food for thought. A tie between the world's most exciting and most boring pianists.
Radu Lupu
How has this thread got this far without anyone mentioning Radu Lupu? I would also like to suggest Eliso Virsaladze, Peter Donohoe and Ronald Stevenson - the last may not be performing any more but he's very much still alive!
Keith Jarret
Angela Hewitt
Ronald Stevenson (...) may not be performing any more but he's very much still alive!
is that like, lame?
1. Mrs Mills2. Winifred Atwell3. Russ Conway4. Richard Clayderman5. Elton John6. Mylene Klass7. Les Dawson8. Roy Chubby Brown9. Bobby Crush10. Tara Palmer Tomkinson
I once crossed swords with him (albeit only briefly)
(although you may need it if any of them sue)...
G. Sokolov, anyone?
No one mentioned Jack Gibbons? I don't think he is the greatest pianist but I think he is as good as a lot of the pianists mentioned.
1. Pierre-Laurent Aimard.2. Marc-André Hamelin.3. Ian Pace.4. Francesco Libetta.5. Jonathan Powell.6-10. ...some others.11. Michael Finnissy.
Yiruma and Guang Liang
Have you ever listened to Fazıl Say? https://www.fazilsay.org/ing/index.htm