Krystian Zimerman

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Biography

Born: December 5, 1956; Zabrze, Poland  
Krystian Zimerman stands as one of the most sensitive and controversial concert pianists to emerge in the latter half of the twentieth century. His extensive recordings with Deutsche Grammaphon cover a broad range of repertoire from the classical period to modernity, including the complete piano concertos of Beethoven and Brahms, important works by Schubert, Liszt, Grieg, Bartók, and Szymanowski, and all of Debussy's preludes. At the same time, Read more early in his career Zimerman established a reputation for maintaining dauntingly high personal artistic standards, being very selective in undertaking projects, and limiting himself to only a small number of concert engagements each year.

Initially a student of his pianist father, and later, Andrzej Jasinski and Artur Rubinstein, Zimerman demonstrated his nuanced and distinctive technique at a young age. He was already concertizing as a very young boy, and was not yet 20 years old when he took first prize in the 1975 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. During the 1980s and 1990s, Zimerman performed concertos with the world's finest orchestras and conductors, including the premiere of Lutoslawski's Piano Concerto (which was composed for and dedicated to the pianist).

Zimerman's creation of the Polish Festival Orchestra in 1999 remains one of his greatest accomplishments. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Chopin, Zimerman personally selected an ensemble of young musicians, which he then led in unusually numerous and rigorous rehearsals of Chopin's two piano concertos. The orchestra developed a highly idiomatic sound, one that brought out intricate subtleties from Chopin's oft-maligned orchestral scores and illuminated a new level of interplay between soloist and orchestra in these works. Once they had fully developed their unique approach, Zimerman and the PFO undertook extensive world tours, performing Chopin's piano concertos for audiences the world over. They also released a recording that sold out quickly and caused a noted division among critics, who, as is has often been the case with Zimerman's work, were sharply divided between engaged enthusiasts and appalled traditionalists. Read less

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Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Zimerman, Bernstein
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Zimerman, Bernstein
Release Date: 10/13/1992   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 435467   Number of Discs: 3
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Debussy: Préludes / Krystian Zimerman
Debussy: Préludes / Krystian Zimerman
Release Date: 03/22/1994   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 435773   Number of Discs: 2
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Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Zimerman, Bernstein, Vpo
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Zimerman, Bernstein, Vpo
Release Date: 11/13/2007   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 001005409   Number of Discs: 2
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Chopin & Schubert / Krystian Zimerman
Chopin & Schubert / Krystian Zimerman
Release Date: 08/12/2008   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 001148609   Number of Discs: 1
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    Beethoven Masterworks Collection [51-CD Set]
    Beethoven Masterworks Collection [51-CD Set]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001813172 Release Date: 03/19/2013   Number of Discs: 51
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Janet Perry,  Agnes Baltsa,  Vinson Cole,  José Van Dam  ... 
    Conductor:  Claudio Abbado,  John Eliot Gardiner,  Carlos Kleiber,  Leonard Bernstein  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Ravel, Debussy / Pierre Boulez [6-CD Set]
    Ravel, Debussy / Pierre Boulez [6-CD Set]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001676802 Release Date: 05/08/2012   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Claude Debussy,  Maurice Ravel
    Performer:  Franklin Cohen,  Anne Sofie von Otter,  Lisa Wellbaum,  Alison Hagley  ... 
    Conductor:  Pierre Boulez
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra,  Cleveland Orchestra Chorus,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    The Debussy Edition [18-CD Set]
    The Debussy Edition [18-CD Set]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001676372 Release Date: 05/01/2012   Number of Discs: 18
    Composer:  Claude Debussy
    Performer:  Franklin Cohen,  Jean-Rodolphe Kars,  Vera Badings,  Krystian Zimerman  ... 
    Conductor:  Pierre Boulez,  Sir Alexander Gibson,  Bernard Haitink,  Eduard Van Beinum  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra,  Cleveland Orchestra Chorus,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    First Choice: Schumann; Grieg: Piano Concertos
    First Choice: Schumann; Grieg: Piano Concertos
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001663302 Release Date: 04/10/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
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    Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartok
    Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartok
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001660402 Release Date: 04/10/2012   Number of Discs: 8
    Composer:  Béla Bartók
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman,  Leif Ove Andsnes,  Hélčne Grimaud,  Nigel Thomas  ... 
    Conductor:  Pierre Boulez
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    Krystian Zimerman - The Liszt Recordings
    Krystian Zimerman - The Liszt Recordings
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001573902 Release Date: 10/24/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Franz Liszt
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
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    Liszt - The Collection [34-CD Limited Edition]
    Liszt - The Collection [34-CD Limited Edition]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001571102 Release Date: 06/28/2011   Number of Discs: 34
    Composer:  Franz Liszt,  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman,  Shura Cherkassky,  Jorge Bolet,  John Ogdon  ... 
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa,  Herbert von Karajan,  Iván Fischer,  Giuseppe Sinopoli  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Bacewicz: Piano Sonata No 2, Quintets No 1 & 2 / Krystian Zimerman
    Bacewicz: Piano Sonata No 2, Quintets No 1 & 2 / Krystian Zimerman
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001538302 Release Date: 04/05/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Grazyna Bacewicz
    Performer:  Ryszard Groblewski,  Agata Szymczewska,  Kaja Danczowska,  Krystian Zimerman  ... 
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    111 - The Collector's Edition 2 [56-CD Set - Limited Edition]
    111 - The Collector's Edition 2 [56-CD Set - Limited Edition]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 4779142 Release Date: 11/09/2010   Number of Discs: 56
    Composer:  Georges Bizet,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Maurice Ravel,  Ludwig van Beethoven  ... 
    Performer:  Stuart Harling,  Robert Lloyd,  Sherrill Milnes,  Placido Domingo  ... 
    Conductor:  Claudio Abbado,  John Nelson,  Leonard Bernstein,  Jerzy Semkow  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Ambrosian Singers,  George Watson's College Boys' Chorus  ... 
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    The Art Of Chopin
    The Art Of Chopin
    Label: Euroarts   Catalog: 3078948 Release Date: 08/30/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Garrick Ohlsson,  Evgeni Kissin,  Martha Argerich,  Krystian Zimerman  ... 
    Conductor:  Antoni Wit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Chopin Complete Edition [17-CD Set]
    Chopin Complete Edition [17-CD Set]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001382602 Release Date: 01/26/2010   Number of Discs: 17
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Elzbieta Szmytka,  Martin Martineau,  Martha Argerich,  Mstislav Rostropovich  ... 
    Conductor:  Eliahu Inbal,  Krystian Zimerman
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Beaux Arts Trio,  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  Polish Festival Orchestra
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    State Of The Art - The Story Of Deutsche Grammophon
    State Of The Art - The Story Of Deutsche Grammophon
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001341102 Release Date: 12/15/2009   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Frédéric Chopin  ... 
    Performer:  Martha Argerich,  Cecilia Bartoli,  Rafal Blechacz,  Jean Soldan  ... 
    Conductor:  Claudio Abbado,  Géza Anda,  Daniel Barenboim,  Rudolf Baumgartner  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gabrieli Consort,  Andalucian Dogs
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    Chopin Compact Edition - Concerto No 1, Scherzo, Ballade No 2 / Zimerman
    Chopin Compact Edition - Concerto No 1, Scherzo, Ballade No 2 / Zimerman
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 431580 Release Date: 05/08/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Kiril Kondrashin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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    Chopin Compact Edition - Mazurkas, Ballade, Walzer / Zimerman
    Chopin Compact Edition - Mazurkas, Ballade, Walzer / Zimerman
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 431589 Release Date: 05/08/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
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    Bernstein Conducts Bernstein
    Bernstein Conducts Bernstein
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001227309 Release Date: 11/25/2008  
    Composer:  Leonard Bernstein
    Performer:  Gidon Kremer,  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Beethoven / Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw
    Beethoven / Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001212909 Release Date: 11/18/2008   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman,  René Kollo,  Hanna Schwarz,  Edda Moser  ... 
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Chorus
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    Respighi: Violin Sonata In B Minor/Strauss: Violin Sonata Op.18
    Respighi: Violin Sonata In B Minor/Strauss: Violin Sonata Op.18
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 457907 Release Date: 09/09/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ottorino Respighi,  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman,  Kyung-Wha Chung
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    Chopin & Schubert / Krystian Zimerman
    Chopin & Schubert / Krystian Zimerman
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001148609 Release Date: 08/12/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Franz Schubert
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
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    Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Zimerman, Bernstein, Vpo
    Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Zimerman, Bernstein, Vpo
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001005409 Release Date: 11/13/2007   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Bernstein - Brahms / Vienna Philharmonic
    Bernstein - Brahms / Vienna Philharmonic
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000983109 Release Date: 10/09/2007   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms
    Performer:  Gidon Kremer,  Mischa Maisky,  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Brahms: Piano Concertos No 1 & 2 / Zimerman, Bernstein
    Brahms: Piano Concertos No 1 & 2 / Zimerman, Bernstein
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000983309 Release Date: 10/09/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Zimerman, Rattle, Berlin Po
    Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Zimerman, Rattle, Berlin Po
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000620302 Release Date: 04/04/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Simon Rattle
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Bernstein Collectors Edition - Stravinsky, Shostakovich
    Bernstein Collectors Edition - Stravinsky, Shostakovich
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000532002 Release Date: 11/08/2005   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Igor Stravinsky,  Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer:  Boris Berman,  Homero Francesch,  Paul Hudson,  Krystian Zimerman  ... 
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,  English Bach Festival Choir,  English Bach Festival Percussion Ensemble  ... 
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    Bartók: Piano Concertos No 1-3 / Boulez, Zimerman, Et Al
    Bartók: Piano Concertos No 1-3 / Boulez, Zimerman, Et Al
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000388502 Release Date: 01/11/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Béla Bartók
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman,  Leif Ove Andsnes,  Hélčne Grimaud
    Conductor:  Pierre Boulez
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra
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    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Zimerman, Ozawa
    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Zimerman, Ozawa
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000185802 Release Date: 02/10/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Sergei Rachmaninov
    Performer:  Krystian Zimerman
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
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