This year marks the centennial of the birth of György Ligeti, who considered Aimard “today’s leading interpreter of contemporary piano music.” The two shared an intimate working relationship until the …

To complete his Bartók concerto cycle with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony, Aimard recently gave what the San Francisco Chronicle pronounced “a whiz-bang account of the Second Concerto.” …

Over the coming weeks, Pierre-Laurent Aimard will return to the States for three major engagements. He will join the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen from February 17-19. The program features performances …

On October 7, during a concert with the Royal Danish Orchestra and Sylvain Cambreling at Copenhagen’s DR Koncerthuset, Pierre-Laurent Aimard was presented with the prestigious  2022 Leonie Sonning Music Prize . As well as receiving …

Marking Aimard’s third, and Stefanovich’s second, release on Pentatone, Visions is a collection of works whose composers share a fascination with the sound of bells: Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen is …

(September 2022)—On September 23, Grammy-winning French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard releases Visions on the Pentatone label with pianist Tamara Stefanovich, the centerpiece of which is Olivier Messiaen’s rapturous two-piano Visions de …

With Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony next month, Aimard performs both the First (June 16 & 17) and Third (June 18 & 19) concertos live in concert, when they …

Highlights of Pierre-Laurent’s spring season include a collaboration with choreographer/dancer Saburo Teshigewara in Paris, two Bartók concertos with the San Francisco Symphony led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, a performance of Messiaen’s …

On February 27, Pierre-Laurent Aimard returns to the U.S. for an all-fantasia solo recital for Baltimore’s Candlelight Concert Society, with composers ranging from Mozart to George Benjamin. The concert will be livestreamed and …

Pierre-Laurent Aimard has been named the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2022, Denmark’s most prestigious music award. The prize will be awarded to Aimard during a concert with The Royal Danish Orchestra and conductor …