Maurizio Pollini, who has just passed away at the age of 82, was a great pianist. Born on January 5, 1942, son of a Milanese architect, Pollini trained in his hometown before trying his luck in international competitions.
In 1960, he won the famous first prize at the Chopin competition in Warsaw. At Deutsche Grammophon, he recorded Chopin but also Boulez, Beethoven, but also Schönberg. We will see him giving Pleyel a Stockhausen-Brahms program, starting with the first.