This is an alphabetized list of notable solo pianists who play (or played) classical music on the piano. For those who worked with other pianists as piano duos, see List of classical piano duos (performers). For a list of recorded classical pianists, see List of classical pianists (recorded).
A
Ab-Am
Behzod Abduraimov Ludwig Abeille Jacques Abram Adolovni Acosta Armenta Adams Daniel Adni Adrian Aeschbacher Valery Afanassiev Guido Agosti Pierre-Laurent Aimard Webster Aitken Nelly Akopian-Tamarina Giuseppe Albanese Isaac Albéniz Pedro Albéniz Eugen d'Albert Charlie Albright Dmitri Alexeev Charles-Valentin Alkan Victor Aller Ilse von Alpenheim Louis Demetrius Alvanis Stefan Ammer Carl Arnold
An-Az
Géza Anda Piotr Anderszewski Leif Ove Andsnes Usman Anees Nicholas Angelich Agustin Anievas Eteri Andjaparidze Charles-François Angelet Conrad Ansorge Jean-François Antonioli Mireya Arboleda Anton Arensky Martha Argerich Kit Armstrong Yvonne Arnaud Claudio Arrau Lydia Artymiw Şahan Arzruni Vladimir Ashkenazy Stefan Askenase Lola Astanova Ebba d'Aubert Lera Auerbach Adele aus der Ohe Myriam Avalos Yulianna Avdeeva Valda Aveling Emanuel Ax Nadia Azzi
B
Bab-Ban
Sergei Babayan Stanley Babin Victor Babin Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Gina Bachauer Walter Bache Agathe Backer-Grøndahl Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl Wilhelm Backhaus Farhad Badalbeyli Paul Badura-Skoda Ryszard Bakst Mily Balakirev Dalton Baldwin Ernő Balogh Artur Balsam Joseph Banowetz
Bar-Bay
Daniel Barenboim Simon Barere David Bar-Illan Trevor Barnard Inon Barnatan Rami Bar-Niv Nerine Barrett Karl Heinrich Barth Martin James Bartlett Béla Bartók Marmaduke Barton Dmitri Bashkirov Leon Bates Harold Bauer Paul Baumgartner Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Emanuel Bay
Beb-Beu
Betty Humby Beecham Ludwig van Beethoven Victor Bendix William Sterndale Bennett Nelly Ben-Or Boris Berezovsky Martin Berkofsky Ludmila Berlinskaya Bart Berman Boris Berman Lazar Berman Yara Bernette Leonard Bernstein Henri Bertini Raffi Besalyan Stephen Beus
Bi-Bl
Philippe Bianconi Fabio Bidini Malcolm Bilson Malcolm Binns İdil Biret Tessa Birnie Hans Bischoff Jonathan Biss Georges Bizet William Black Rafał Blechacz Aline Reese Blondner Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler Felix Blumenfeld Felicja Blumental Daniel Blumenthal
Bo
Mary Louise Boehm Gergely Bogányi Jorge Bolet Stefano Bollani Marie-Léontine Bordes-Pène Victor Borge Sergei Bortkiewicz Leonard Borwick Coenraad V. Bos Geir Botnen Nadia Boulanger Hendrik Bouman Andreas Boyde Emma Boynet
Bra-Bru
Vera Bradford Alexander Braginsky Johannes Brahms Alexander Brailowsky Frank Braley Natan Brand Louis Brassin Jens Harald Bratlie Elisabeth Brauss Ronald Brautigam Alice Verne-Bredt Alfred Brendel Jim Brickman Benjamin Britten Kenny Broberg Yefim Bronfman Edwin Orion Brownell John Browning Bruce Brubaker Edoardo Bruni Theo Bruins Ignaz Brüll
Bu-By
Rudolf Buchbinder Sara Davis Buechner Richard Buhlig Hans von Bülow Josef Bulva Khatia Buniatishvili Stanislav Bunin Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller Geoffrey Burleson Winifred Burston Ammiel Bushakevitz Ferruccio Busoni Winifred Byrd
C
Sofia Cabruja Sarah Cahill Michele Campanella Rose Cannabich Bruno Canino John Carmichael Roberto Carnevale Teresa Carreño Gaby Casadesus Jean Casadesus Robert Casadesus Gianluca Cascioli Ricardo Castro Boris Cepeda
Ch-Cl
Bertrand Chamayou Cécile Chaminade Angelin Chang Fenia Chang Nellie Chaplin Abram Chasins Chen Sa Angela Cheng Cheng Wai Shura Cherkassky Milana Chernyavska Rachel Cheung Jan Chiapusso Joan Chissell Gian Paolo Chiti Seong-Jin Cho Saeyoon Chon Frédéric Chopin Daniel Chorzempa Chow Ching Lie Winifred Christie Alton Chung Ming Chan Marcel Ciampi Dino Ciani Aldo Ciccolini Tamara Anna Cislowska Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady Muzio Clementi Van Cliburn France Clidat Julia Cload
Coa-Cop
Leon Coates Theodor Coccius Julian Cochran Arnaldo Cohen Harriet Cohen Naida Cole Jean-Philippe Collard Stephen Colletti Graziella Concas Claudio Constantini Sylvia Constantinidis John Contiguglia Richard Contiguglia Stephen Coombs Gary Cooper Imogen Cooper Aaron Copland
Cor-Cz
Alfred Cortot Romola Costantino Henry Cowell Johann Baptist Cramer Patrick Crommelynck Tan Crone Jill Crossland Lamar Crowson Adlan Cruz José Cubiles Richard Cudmore Sir Clifford Curzon Halina Czerny-Stefańska Carl Czerny György Cziffra
D
Da-De
Dang Thai Son Edward Dannreuther Jeanne-Marie Darré Fanny Davies Bella Davidovich Ivan Davis Karin Dayas William Dayas Jozef De Beenhouwer Claude Debussy Sylviane Deferne Cor de Groot Steven De Groote Élie-Miriam Delaborde Eduardo Delgado Adelina de Lara Jörg Demus Jeremy Denk Alicia de Larrocha Vladimir de Pachmann Nikolai Demidenko William Denis Browne
Di-Du
Anthony di Bonaventura Misha Dichter Louis Diémer Simone Dinnerstein Paul Doguereau Ernő Dohnányi Peter Donohoe Ania Dorfmann Barry Douglas Marylène Dosse Alexander Dreyschock Danny Driver Vladimir Drozdov Zbigniew Drzewiecki Jean Dubé Florence Kirsch Du Brul François-René Duchâble Jan Ladislav Dussek
E
Ec-Em
Severin von Eckardstein Bracha Eden Richard Egarr Pavel Egorov Youri Egorov Violetta Egorova Severin Eisenberger Detlev Eisinger Abdel Rahman El Bacha Dror Elimelech
En-Ez
Michael Endres Per Enflo Karl Engel Philippe Entremont Julius Epstein Tzvi Erez Christoph Eschenbach Morton Estrin Róża Etkin-Moszkowska Lindley Evans
F
Fa-Fl
Mikhaïl Faerman Joel Fan Edith Farnadi Richard Farrell Iain Farrington Anna Fedorova José Feghali Samuil Feinberg Till Fellner Vladimir Feltsman Albert Ferber Arthur Ferrante Jacques Février Janina Fialkowska John Field James Henry Fields Margaret Fingerhut Sergio Fiorentino Rudolf Firkušný Annie Fischer Edith Fischer Caroline Fischer Edwin Fischer Norma Fisher Philip Edward Fisher Graham Fitch Leon Fleisher Yakov Flier Ingrid Fliter
Fo-Fu
Andor Földes Grace Fong Julian Fontana Bengt Forsberg W. O. Forsyth Fou Ts'ong Felix Fox Malcolm Frager Homero Francesch Samson François Massimiliano Frani Claude Frank Peter Frankl Justus Frantz David Fray Nelson Freire Etelka Freund Carl Friedberg Arthur Friedheim Ignaz Friedman Mao Fujita Margarita Fyodorova
G
Ga-Gl
Ossip Gabrilowitsch Henriette Gaertner Neil Galanter Rudolph Ganz Umi Garrett Mark Gasser Ivana Gavrić Andrei Gavrilov Alexander Gavrylyuk Heinrich Gebhard Kemal Gekić Bruno Leonardo Gelber Ingrid Fuzjko V. Georgii-Hemming Kirill Gerstein Carmen Geutjes Alexander Ghindin Jack Gibbons Walter Gieseking Emil Gilels Rhondda Gillespie Boris Giltburg Jakob Gimpel Pavel Gintov Grigory Ginzburg Katrine Gislinge Frank Glazer Reinhold Glière Marija Gluvakov
Go
Arabella Goddard Leopold Godowsky Mona Golabek Edward Gold Aleksandr Goldenweiser Rubin Goldmark Robert Goldsand Stefano Golinelli Alexis Golovin David Golub Richard Goode Isador Goodman Judith Gordon Daniel Gortler Ralf Gothóni Louis Moreau Gottschalk Glenn Gould Anna Gourari
Gr-Gu
Enrique Graf Gary Graffman Alasdair Graham Percy Grainger Enrique Granados Jeffrey Grice Edvard Grieg Hélène Grimaud Maria Grinberg Bonnie Gritton Samuel Grodin Andreas Groethuysen Benjamin Grosvenor Shengying Gu Alberto Guerrero Friedrich Gulda Youra Guller Horacio Gutiérrez Nino Gvetadze László Gyimesi
H
Ha
Monique Haas Werner Haas Ingrid Haebler Andreas Haefliger Reynaldo Hahn Sir Charles Hallé Adolph Hallis Mark Hambourg Leonid Hambro Marc-André Hamelin Ambre Hammond Adam Harasiewicz Frits Hartvigson Michael Kieran Harvey Clara Haskil Joyce Hatto Walter Hautzig Joseph Haydn
He-Hi
Inna Heifetz Claude Helffer David Helfgott Stephen Heller Martin Helmchen Gerard Hengeveld Dennis Hennig Adolf von Henselt Henri Herz Dame Myra Hess Barbara Hesse-Bukowska Angela Hewitt Peter Hill Eric Himy
Ho-Hu
Magdalene Ho Rex Hobcroft Ian Hobson Josef Hofmann Margarita Höhenrieder Lorin Hollander Otakar Hollmann Vladimir Horowitz Mieczysław Horszowski Andrej Hoteev Stephen Hough Alan Hovhaness Leslie Howard Philip Howard Daniel Hsu Ching-Yun Hu Yvonne Hubert Johann Nepomuk Hummel Bruce Hungerford Anastasia Huppmann
I
Valentina Igoshina Konstantin Igumnov Ivan Ilić Jos Van Immerseel Ingmar Piano Duo Stanislav Ioudenitch Clelia Iruzun Yoram Ish-Hurwitz Eugene Istomin Kei Itoh Amparo Iturbi José Iturbi Antonio Iturrioz Christian Ivaldi Andrei Ivanovitch
J
Ja-Je
Peter Jablonski Paul Jacobs Katarzyna Jaczynowska Zoran G. Jančić Jenő Jandó Byron Janis Tasso Janopoulo Rudolf Jansen Gintaras Januševičius Adolf Jensen José Manuel Jiménez Berroa
Jo-Ju
Grant Johannesen Gunnar Johansen Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz Graham Johnson Henry Jolles Maryla Jonas Rafael Joseffy Bradley Joseph William Joseph Geneviève Joy Eileen Joyce Scott Joplin Terence Judd Joonatan Jürgenson
K
Ka
Ilona Kabos Jeffrey Kahane Percy Kahn Joseph Kalichstein Gilbert Kalish Friedrich Kalkbrenner William Kapell David Kaplan Richard Kapp Jozef Kapustka Danae Kara Natalia Karp Yakov Kasman Andrey Kasparov Julius Katchen Peter Katin Cyprien Katsaris Amir Katz Martin Katz Mindru Katz Milton Kaye
Ke-Kl
Constance Keene Simone Keller Freddy Kempf Wilhelm Kempff Sean Kennard Kevin Kenner Louis Kentner Olga Kern Mikhail Kerzelli Minuetta Kessler Eugène Ketterer Stanislav Khegai Frederick B. Kiddle Edward Kilenyi Gary Kirkpatrick John Kirkpatrick Anatole Kitain Margaret Kitchin Evgeny Kissin Dmitri Klebanov Elisabeth Klein Jacques Klein Walter Klien Paul Klengel
Ko-Kr
Aimi Kobayashi Alexander Kobrin Tobias Koch Zoltán Kocsis Raoul (von) Koczalski Mari Kodama Alan Kogosowski Lubka Kolessa Alfons Kontarsky Aloys Kontarsky Anton de Kontski Alexander Korsantia Michael Korstick Jason Kouchak Giorgio Koukl Stephen Kovacevich Leopold Koželuch Vladimir Krainev Lili Kraus Martin Krause Anna Kravtchenko Gustav Kross Vladimir Krpan
Ku-Ky
Antonín Kubálek Anton Kuerti Friedrich Kuhlau Theodor Kullak Miroslav Kultyshev Eduard Kunz Vilém Kurz Elena Kuschnerova Christiaan Kuyvenhoven Leonid Kuzmin Radoslav Kvapil Rena Kyriakou
L
La
Katia Labèque Marielle Labèque Carl Lachmund Carles Lama Frederic Lamond Geoffrey Lancaster Walter Landauer Wanda Landowska Piers Lane Lang Lang Milan Langer Cosimo Damiano Lanza Ruth Laredo Ervin László Jacob Lateiner Risto Lauriala Franz Lauska Horacio Lavandera Ingmar Lazar George-Emmanuel Lazaridis Igor Lazko
Le
Ka Ling Colleen Lee Denoe Leedy Reinbert de Leeuw Ralph Leopold Christian Leotta Theodor Leschetizky Daniel Lessner Ray Lev Eric Le Van Oscar Levant Beth Levin Robert Levin Robert D. Levin James Levine Igor Levit Mischa Levitzki Daniel Levy Ernst Levy Raymond Lewenthal Paul Lewis
Lh-Li
Josef Lhévinne Rosina Lhévinne George Li Ming Qiang Li Li Yundi Liberace Cecile Licad John Lill Yunchan Lim Arthur Moreira Lima Christiana Lin Jenny Lin Dinu Lipatti Jan Lisiecki Valentina Lisitsa James Lisney Eugene List Barbara Lister-Sink Franz Liszt Bruce Liu Kate Liu
Lo
Peter Lockwood Nicolai Lomov Kathleen Long Marguerite Long Thomas Lorango Roger Lord Wolfram Lorenzen Yvonne Loriod Louis Lortie Iris Loveridge Anne Lovett Jerome Lowenthal
Lu-Ly
Alexei Lubimov Nikolai Lugansky Jean-Marc Luisada Radu Lupu Witold Lutosławski Sergei Lyapunov Moura Lympany Charles Lynch Clive Lythgoe
M
Maa-Mal
Edward MacDowell Joanna MacGregor Geoffrey Douglas Madge Aleksandar Madžar Nikita Magaloff