Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Biography
“A brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary” (Wall Street Journal), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (1957, Lyon) is widely acclaimed as an authority in music of our time while recognised also for shedding fresh light on music of the past. He is an innovative curator and uniquely significant interpreter of piano repertoire from every age. His international schedule of creatively conceived concerts, broadcasts and recordings is complemented by a career-long commitment to teaching, giving concert lectures and workshops worldwide. Aimard has been invited to direct and perform in numerous residencies including Musikkollegium Winterthur, Porto’s Casa da Musica, New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Konzerthaus Vienna, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Lucerne Festival, Mozarteum Salzburg, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Tanglewood Festival, the Edinburgh Festival, and as Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival from 2009 to 2016. Aimard is the recipient of many prizes, receiving the prestigious International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2017 in recognition of a life devoted to the service of music and the Leonie Sonning Music Prize, Denmark’s most prominent music award in 2022.