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Krystian Zimerman

Krystian Zimerman is credited on 513 releases across 70 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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513

Pressings credited

70

Albums

6

Decades active

1

In collections

Biography

Krystian Zimerman (born 5 December 1956) is a Polish concert pianist, conductor and pedagogue who has been described as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. In 1975, he won the IX International Chopin Piano Competition. Following the success at the Chopin Piano Competition, he began his collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic and has since performed with leading orchestras around the world as well as many prominent conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle. He is especially known for his performances of compositions by Mozart, Chopin, Brahms and Beethoven. He is also the recipient of many awards and honours including Léonie Sonning Music Prize (1994), Legion of Honour (2005), Order of Polonia Restituta (2013) and Praemium Imperiale (2022).

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Credited work

513 releases · 70 albums · active 1975–2025

  • Performance · 616
  • Other credits · 27
  • Production · 10

Studios: Berliner Philharmonie · Symphony Hall, Boston · Rudolf-Oetker-Halle · Großer Saal, Wiener Musikverein

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