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A pianist's repertoire may include <a href="/wiki/Music" title="Music">music</a> from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz_piano" title="Jazz piano">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blues_piano" class="mw-redirect" title="Blues piano">blues</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock and roll</a>. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other <a href="/wiki/Musical_keyboard" title="Musical keyboard">keyboard</a> instruments such as the <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harpsichord" title="Harpsichord">harpsichord</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celesta" title="Celesta">celesta</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Organ_(music)" title="Organ (music)">organ</a>. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rachmaninoff_playing_Steinway_grand_piano.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Rachmaninoff_playing_Steinway_grand_piano.jpg/220px-Rachmaninoff_playing_Steinway_grand_piano.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Rachmaninoff_playing_Steinway_grand_piano.jpg/330px-Rachmaninoff_playing_Steinway_grand_piano.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/%27Humoresque%27_by_Sergei_Rachmaninoff.webm/%27Humoresque%27_by_Sergei_Rachmaninoff.webm.360p.webm" type='video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"' data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="636" data-height="360"></source></video></span><figcaption>'<a href="/wiki/Humoresque_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Humoresque (song)">Humoresque</a>' by <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff" title="Sergei Rachmaninoff">Sergei Rachmaninoff</a></figcaption></figure> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Pianists_past_and_present"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Pianists past and present</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Classical"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Classical</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Jazz"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Jazz</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Pop_and_rock"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Pop and rock</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Pianists_by_genre"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Pianists by genre</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Classical_pianists"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Classical pianists</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Jazz_pianists"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Jazz pianists</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Pop_and_rock_music_pianists"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Pop and rock music pianists</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Blues_pianists"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Blues pianists</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Gospel_pianists"><span class="tocnumber">5.5</span> <span class="toctext">Gospel pianists</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#New-age_pianists"><span class="tocnumber">5.6</span> <span class="toctext">New-age pianists</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Pianist-composers"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Pianist-composers</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Classical_period_(1730%E2%80%931820)"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Classical period (1730–1820)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Romantic_period_(1800%E2%80%931910)"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Romantic period (1800–1910)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Modern_period"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Modern period</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Contemporary_period"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Contemporary period</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Amateur_pianism"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Amateur pianism</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Pianists_past_and_present">Pianists past and present</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Pianists past and present" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Contemporary <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical</a> pianists focus on dedicating their careers to performing, recording, teaching, researching, and continually adding new compositions to their repertoire. In contrast to their 19th-century counterparts, they typically do not engage in the composition or transcription of music. While some classical pianists may specialize in <a href="/wiki/Accompaniment" title="Accompaniment">accompaniment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chamber_music" title="Chamber music">chamber music</a>, a smaller number opt for full-time solo careers. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Classical">Classical</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Classical" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><audio id="mwe_player_2" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="357" data-mwtitle="Maurice_Ravel_Ondine.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Maurice_Ravel_Ondine.ogg"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Maurice_Ravel_Ondine.ogg" type='audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"' data-width="0" data-height="0"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/Maurice_Ravel_Ondine.ogg/Maurice_Ravel_Ondine.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0"></source></audio></span><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Gaspard_de_la_nuit" title="Gaspard de la nuit">Gaspard de la nuit</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Ravel" title="Maurice Ravel">Maurice Ravel</a> is considered a highly technically challenging <a href="/wiki/Piano_piece" title="Piano piece">piano piece</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" title="Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart">Mozart</a> could be considered the first concert pianist, as he performed widely on the piano. Composers <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Beethoven</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muzio_Clementi" title="Muzio Clementi">Clementi</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Classical_Era_(Music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical Era (Music)">Classical era</a> were also famed for their playing, as were, from the <a href="/wiki/Romantic_era_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Romantic era music">Romantic era</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franz_Liszt" title="Franz Liszt">Liszt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Brahms" title="Johannes Brahms">Brahms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin" title="Frédéric Chopin">Chopin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn" title="Felix Mendelssohn">Mendelssohn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninov" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergei Rachmaninov">Rachmaninoff</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Schumann" title="Robert Schumann">Schumann</a>. The Romantic era also saw the emergence of pianists better known for their performances than for composing, such as <a href="/wiki/Clara_Schumann" title="Clara Schumann">Clara Schumann</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_B%C3%BClow" title="Hans von Bülow">Hans von Bülow</a>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Jazz">Jazz</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Jazz" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tord_Gustavsen_(221258).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="A black-and-white photo of a man playing a piano; he is hunched over it and is concentrating deeply." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg/220px-Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="748"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 137px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg/220px-Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg" data-alt="A black-and-white photo of a man playing a piano; he is hunched over it and is concentrating deeply." data-width="220" data-height="137" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg/330px-Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg/440px-Tord_Gustavsen_%28221258%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tord_Gustavsen" title="Tord Gustavsen">Tord Gustavsen</a> playing piano during a concert at the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Oslo_Jazzfestival" title="Oslo Jazzfestival">Oslo Jazz Festival</a> in Norway </figcaption></figure><p><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a> pianists almost always perform with other musicians. Their playing is more free than that of classical pianists, and they create an air of spontaneity in their performances. They generally do not write down their compositions; <a href="/wiki/Improvisation" title="Improvisation">improvisation</a> is a significant part of their work. Well known jazz pianists include <a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans" title="Bill Evans">Bill Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Art_Tatum" title="Art Tatum">Art Tatum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thelonious_Monk" title="Thelonious Monk">Thelonious Monk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bud_Powell" title="Bud Powell">Bud Powell</a>, <a href="/wiki/McCoy_Tyner" title="McCoy Tyner">McCoy Tyner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chick_Corea" title="Chick Corea">Chick Corea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Mehldau" title="Brad Mehldau">Brad Mehldau</a>. </p></section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Pop_and_rock">Pop and rock</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pop and rock" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>Popular pianists might work as live performers (concert, theatre, etc.) or <a href="/wiki/Session_musician" title="Session musician">session musicians</a>. Arrangers most likely feel at home with <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizers</a> and other electronic keyboard instruments. Notable popular pianists include <a href="/wiki/Liberace" title="Liberace">Liberace</a>, who at the height of his fame was one of the highest paid entertainers in the world , as well as <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a>, so nicknamed "The Piano Man", others include <a href="/wiki/Richard_Clayderman" title="Richard Clayderman">Richard Clayderman</a>, who is known for his <a href="/wiki/Cover_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cover (music)">covers</a> of popular tunes and the late <a href="/wiki/Victor_Borge" title="Victor Borge">Victor Borge</a>, who performed as a comedian. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Pianists_by_genre">Pianists by genre</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pianists by genre" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <p>A single listing of pianists in all genres would be impractical, given the multitude of musicians noted for their performances on the instrument. Below are links to lists of well-known or influential pianists divided by genres: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Classical_pianists">Classical pianists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Classical pianists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_classical_pianists_(recorded)" title="List of classical pianists (recorded)">List of classical pianists (recorded)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_classical_pianists" title="List of classical pianists">List of classical pianists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_classical_piano_duos_(performers)" title="List of classical piano duos (performers)">List of classical piano duos (performers)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jazz_pianists">Jazz pianists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Jazz pianists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_jazz_pianists" title="List of jazz pianists">List of jazz pianists</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pop_and_rock_music_pianists">Pop and rock music pianists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pop and rock music pianists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pop_and_rock_pianists" title="List of pop and rock pianists">List of pop and rock pianists</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blues_pianists">Blues pianists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Blues pianists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_blues_musicians" title="List of blues musicians">List of blues musicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_boogie_woogie_musicians" title="List of boogie woogie musicians">List of boogie woogie musicians</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gospel_pianists">Gospel pianists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gospel pianists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gospel_musicians" title="List of gospel musicians">List of gospel musicians</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New-age_pianists">New-age pianists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: New-age pianists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_new-age_music_artists" title="List of new-age music artists">List of new-age music artists</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Pianist-composers">Pianist-composers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pianist-composers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <p>Many important <a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composers</a> were also <a href="/wiki/Virtuoso" title="Virtuoso">virtuoso</a> pianists. The following is an incomplete list of such musicians. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Classical_period_(1730–1820)"><span id="Classical_period_.281730.E2.80.931820.29"></span>Classical period (1730–1820)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Classical period (1730–1820)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muzio_Clementi" title="Muzio Clementi">Muzio Clementi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Ladislav_Dussek" title="Jan Ladislav Dussek">Jan Ladislav Dussek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" title="Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Nepomuk_Hummel" title="Johann Nepomuk Hummel">Johann Nepomuk Hummel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Maria_von_Weber" title="Carl Maria von Weber">Carl Maria von Weber</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Romantic_period_(1800–1910)"><span id="Romantic_period_.281800.E2.80.931910.29"></span>Romantic period (1800–1910)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Romantic period (1800–1910)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn" title="Felix Mendelssohn">Felix Mendelssohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin" title="Frédéric Chopin">Frédéric Chopin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Schumann" title="Robert Schumann">Robert Schumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franz_Liszt" title="Franz Liszt">Franz Liszt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clara_Schumann" title="Clara Schumann">Clara Schumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan" title="Charles-Valentin Alkan">Charles-Valentin Alkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Rubinstein" title="Anton Rubinstein">Anton Rubinstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannes_Brahms" title="Johannes Brahms">Johannes Brahms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa%C3%ABns" title="Camille Saint-Saëns">Camille Saint-Saëns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edvard_Grieg" title="Edvard Grieg">Edvard Grieg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Alb%C3%A9niz" title="Isaac Albéniz">Isaac Albéniz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_MacDowell" title="Edward MacDowell">Edward MacDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Arensky" title="Anton Arensky">Anton Arensky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Scriabin" title="Alexander Scriabin">Alexander Scriabin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff" title="Sergei Rachmaninoff">Sergei Rachmaninoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Medtner" title="Nikolai Medtner">Nikolai Medtner</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_period">Modern period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Modern period" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Debussy" title="Claude Debussy">Claude Debussy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferruccio_Busoni" title="Ferruccio Busoni">Ferruccio Busoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Ravel" title="Maurice Ravel">Maurice Ravel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k" title="Béla Bartók">Béla Bartók</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Prokofiev" title="Sergei Prokofiev">Sergei Prokofiev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Gershwin" title="George Gershwin">George Gershwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich" title="Dmitri Shostakovich">Dmitri Shostakovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Ginastera" title="Alberto Ginastera">Alberto Ginastera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz" title="Vladimir Horowitz">Vladimir Horowitz</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contemporary_period">Contemporary period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Contemporary period" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cory_Henry" title="Cory Henry">Cory Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Collier" title="Jacob Collier">Jacob Collier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Batiste" title="Jon Batiste">Jon Batiste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tigran_Hamasyan" title="Tigran Hamasyan">Tigran Hamasyan</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Amateur_pianism">Amateur pianism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Amateur pianism" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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market in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Some people, having received a solid piano training in their youth, decide not to continue their musical careers but choose nonmusical ones. As a result, there are prominent communities of <i>amateur pianists</i> all over the world that play at quite a high level and give concerts not to earn money but just for the love of music.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/International_Piano_Competition_for_Outstanding_Amateurs" title="International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs">International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs</a>, held annually in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, attracts about one thousand listeners each year and is broadcast on French radio. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jon_Nakamatsu" title="Jon Nakamatsu">Jon Nakamatsu</a>, the Gold Medal winner of the <a href="/wiki/Van_Cliburn_International_Piano_Competition" title="Van Cliburn International Piano Competition">Van Cliburn International Piano Competition</a> for professional pianists in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a> (1997) was at the moment of his victory technically an amateur: he never attended a <a href="/wiki/Music_conservatory" class="mw-redirect" title="Music conservatory">music conservatory</a> or majored in music, and worked as a high school <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> teacher at the time; it was only after the competition that he started pursuing a career as a classical pianist. </p><p>The German pianist <a href="/wiki/Davide_Martello" title="Davide Martello">Davide Martello</a> is known for traveling around <a href="/wiki/Conflict_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Conflict zone">conflict zones</a> to play his moving piano. Martello has previously been recognized by the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> for his "outstanding contribution to <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> cooperation and the promotion of common values".<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_about_pianists" title="List of films about pianists">List of films about pianists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_university_and_college_schools_of_music" title="List of university and college schools of music">List of University and College Schools of Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_piano_brand_names" title="List of piano brand names">List of Piano Brand Names</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Pianist&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano%C3%A7u" title="Pianoçu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Pianoçu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82" title="Піяніст – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Піяніст" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82" title="Піяніст – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Піяніст" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82" title="Пианист – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пианист" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pijanist" title="Pijanist – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Pijanist" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyanista" title="Piyanista – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Piyanista" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianydd" title="Pianydd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pianydd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianisto" title="Pianisto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Pianisto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano-jotzaile" title="Piano-jotzaile – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Piano-jotzaile" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88" title="نوازنده پیانو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نوازنده پیانو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianiste" title="Pianiste – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pianiste" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%BC%EC%95%84%EB%85%B8_%EC%97%B0%EC%A3%BC%EC%9E%90" title="피아노 연주자 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="피아노 연주자" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%A1%D6%80" title="Դաշնակահար – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դաշնակահար" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pijanist" title="Pijanist – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Pijanist" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano" title="Piano – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Piano" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADan%C3%B3leikari" title="Píanóleikari – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Píanóleikari" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%9F" title="פסנתרן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פסנתרן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="პიანისტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="პიანისტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavicen" title="Clavicen – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Clavicen" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82" title="Пијанист – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Пијанист" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="პიანისტი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="პიანისტი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="بيانيست – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بيانيست" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88" title="ピアニスト – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ピアニスト" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82" title="Пианист – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Пианист" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianista" title="Pianista – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Pianista" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82" title="Пианист – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Пианист" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%86%DA%98%DB%95%D9%86" title="پیانۆژەن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="پیانۆژەن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Пијаниста – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Пијаниста" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianisti" title="Pianisti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Pianisti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Pianist" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyanist" title="Piyanist – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Piyanist" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%96%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82" title="Піаніст – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Піаніст" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngh%E1%BB%87_s%C4%A9_d%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_c%E1%BA%A7m" title="Nghệ sĩ dương cầm – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" 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