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Maurizio Pollini

Italian pianist and conductor (1942–2024)
Person human Q160058

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
January 5, 1942
Date of death
March 23, 2024
Place of birth
Milan
Place of death
Milan
Country of citizenship
Italy[12]
Occupation
pianist, conductor, composer, musician, concertmaster
Employer
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia[16]
Field of work
music, piano performance[14][15]
Educated at
University of Milan, Milan Conservatory[17][18]
Award received
Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna, Praemium Imperiale, Geneva International Music Competition, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, International Chopin Piano Competition, Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year, Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year, International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, Echo Klassik – Concerto Recording of the Year[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Father
Gino Pollini[10]
Mother
Renata Melotti[11]
Genre
classical music[30]
Work location
Rome[34]
Student of
Carlo Vidusso, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli[35][36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian[40]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[38]
End of work period
2024[44]
Family name
Pollini[32]
Given name
Maurizio[33]
Instrument
piano[37]
Name in native language
Maurizio Pollini[41]
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Native language
Italian[13]
Number of children
+1[42]
P14750
8DFF-971F-536A-AA13-1359
Participant in
VI International Chopin Piano Competition[39]
Record label
Deutsche Grammophon[31]
Start of work period
1957[43]
🏷️ Also known as
en Maurizio Pollini ar ماوريتسيو بوليني el Μαουρίτσιο Πολίνι fa مائوریتسیو پولینی fr Pollini he מאוריציו פוליני he פוליני ja ポリーニ ja マウリツィオ・ポリーニ ko 마우리치오 폴리니 ru Маурицио Поллини ru Поллини М. ru Поллини Маурицио ru Поллини, Маурицио sv Pollini uk Мауріціо Полліні zh 毛里齐奥·波利尼 zh-hant 毛里齊奧·波利尼
🔖 Identifiers · 109
ISNI
0000000110327013
VIAF cluster ID
110789636
Library of Congress authority ID
n81048031
GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Maurizio Pollini01.jpg ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
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Album of the Year artist ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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Allcinema person ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
2948
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Show all 109 identifiers +97
BIBSYS ID
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BiblioLMC ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
12557
CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118595539
Dezède person ID
40962
Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
71994
Flemish Public Libraries ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0051824
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Maurizio_Pollini
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3941106, 3155172
Grove Music Online ID
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Harper's tag
maurizio-pollini
Hoopla artist ID
475213922
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IDU person ID
64503
IMDb ID
nm2508308
IMSLP ID
Category:Pollini,_Maurizio
IdRef ID
059812052
JRC Names ID
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KANTO ID
000208376
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118595539
Lex ID
Maurizio_Pollini
Libraries Australia ID
36088744
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MGG Online ID
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MMB ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1210188
NLP ID
a0000001221291
NSK (VIAF) ID
000226735
NSK ID
981005775202709366
NUKAT ID
n2004038718
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007442758205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202100711
National Library of Latvia ID
000101497
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:b8+;=BK
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810611455305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1073741
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070470278
Obálky knih ID
js20011212055
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3959658
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100335101
PORT person ID
529362
Personality Database profile ID
267782
Polish Music Library PBM ID
pollini-maurizio
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
2172
RERO ID (legacy)
A003703006
RILM ID
15488
RISM ID
people/41020202
Radio France person ID
maurizio-pollini
Rai Teche person ID
maurizio-pollini
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Setlist.fm artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
327242
Spotify artist ID
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Studio di Fonologia Musicale RAI person ID
1016
The Guardian topic ID
music/maurizio-pollini
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
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Tidal artist ID
3504732
Treccani ID
maurizio-pollini
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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UOM ID
79269
Universal Music France artist ID
20000141524
Who's Who UK ID
U31089
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6WRvdQHMRhrFJxFv4MP
Yale LUX ID
person/f23c58aa-1a29-4f69-9d46-d18fa9eafea9

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
International Chopin Piano Competition, Praemium Imperiale, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Geneva International Music Competition, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
Occupation 5
composer, musician, conductor, pianist, concertmaster
Educated at 2
University of Milan, Milan Conservatory
← Mb:teacher 2
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Carlo Vidusso
Country of citizenship 1
Italy
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Employer 1
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Father 1
Gino Pollini
Field of work 1
music
Genre 1
classical music
Given name 1
Maurizio
Influenced 1
Alexander Hawkins
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Italian
Mb:parent 1
Daniele Pollini
Native language 1
Italian
Parent of 1
Gino Pollini
Place of birth 1
Milan
Place of death 1
Milan
Record label 1
Deutsche Grammophon
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Teachers 1
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Work location 1
Rome
← Partner in business or sport 1
Juilliard String Quartet
← SNARC ID 1
Donghuamen Subdistrict
← Winner 1
International Chopin Piano Competition
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Summary

Maurizio Pollini was born on January 5, 1942[1], in Milan[2]. He died on March 23, 2024[3], in Milan[4]. He worked as a pianist[5], conductor[6], composer[7], musician[8], and concertmaster[9].

Why It Matters

Maurizio Pollini has been cited as an influence by Alexander Hawkins[45], a pianist[46], b. 1981[47], of United Kingdom[48], awarded the Parliamentary Jazz Awards[49].

FAQs

Where was Maurizio Pollini born?

Maurizio Pollini's place of birth was Milan[2].

Where did Maurizio Pollini die?

Maurizio Pollini died in Milan[4].

Who were Maurizio Pollini's parents?

Maurizio Pollini's father was Gino Pollini[10]. Maurizio Pollini's mother was Renata Melotti[11].

What did Maurizio Pollini do for work?

Maurizio Pollini worked as a pianist[5], conductor[6], composer[7], musician[8], and concertmaster[9].

Where did Maurizio Pollini go to school?

Maurizio Pollini was educated at University of Milan[17] and Milan Conservatory[18].

What awards did Maurizio Pollini receive?

Honors received include Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna[19], Praemium Imperiale[20], Geneva International Music Competition[21], and honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense[22].

Who did Maurizio Pollini influence?

Maurizio Pollini has been cited as an influence by Alexander Hawkins[45].

Related Entities

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Deutsche Grammophon Italy Milan music

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . presse.wien.gv.at. presse.wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . praemiumimperiale.org. Retrieved . praemiumimperiale.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . m-festival.biz. Retrieved . m-festival.biz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . ucm.es. Retrieved . ucm.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . evs-musikstiftung.ch. evs-musikstiftung.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . konkursy.nifc.pl. Retrieved . konkursy.nifc.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . corriere.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → maurizio-pollini
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: maurizio-pollini, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289947994|maurizio pollini (#289947994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  8. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0093648-Pollini-Maurizio-19422024
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  9. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Carlo Vidusso, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
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    SVKKL authority ID → p0093648-Pollini-Maurizio-19422024
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 3941106, 3155172
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