Tribute to Maurizio Pollini (1942-2024)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 - II. Andante con moto
Maurizio Pollini, piano·
Berliner Philharmoniker ·
Conductor: Claudio Abbado

[@younglee2257]

The world has lost a great artist, a man who possessed a remarkable combination of artistry and intellect, a true titan of twentieth century pianism. RIP maestro Pollini.

[@Juscz]

Remember hearing Pollini play the Schumann piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony in spring of 1979. Went to see him and get his signature on his Chopin Etudes LP. But Horowitz, who was to play an afternoon recital the next day, was ahead of me as he walked into the artist's room to congratulate Pollini. Horowitz exclaimed, "Pollini, Pollini, Pollini!" And then they conversed while I waited very patiently outside the artist's room. Was amazing to see both Pollini and Horowitz in the same room and conversing. Yes, I did get my Pollini-autographed Chopin Etudes album. He was very kind and gracious. Great memories! May the amazing pianist Pollini rest in peace.

[@karenbryan132]

You are now the envy of everyone who ever loved the piano repertoire.

[@Juscz]

@@karenbryan132 , gosh, that experience now seems so much like the proverbial *yesterday*. It is still so fresh in my mind. The next day after his recital, I managed to get Horowitz to autograph his then rather recentlv released (1977) recording of the Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto with Ormandy conducting. Have that LP framed and hanging in my home.

[@karenbryan132]

As I would have!@@Juscz

[@Daily._.classic]

와 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@rothschildianum]

I also got his CD signed by him after his concert in Chicago.

[@vittoriobacchiega9118]

I remember when was a child (8/9 year age old) my father carry me at m°Pollini concert for workers and "poor" persons cannot afford the high prices tickets. Mr. Pollini believe to spread the culture to all people like a best grow_up fo elevations for humans! RIP with m• Claudio Abbado and play into heaven with other great musicians!🎹🎶🎼

[@axelsohn1454]

What a wonderful memory to share.

[@pedroballadares5253]

Yes , they’re playing some great masterpieces in a better place 😢😮☺️

[@tcparker1000]

One of the giants of the piano in the last 100 years at least.

[@NYC222]

Maestro Pollini, thank you for so much. Your music stays with us.

[@wb9293]

Beautiful tribute in images to Maestro Pollini, an artist of the highest caliber.

[@user-we5mi6zl2s]

One of the greatest pianists ever. RIP maestro.

[@JacekCzarnomski-cw8ul]

The best

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Para que ponen Rip? Da tristeza.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

No mueren ,ahorita está con nosotros. ❤

[@user-zq3kb7ug5c]

I loved hearing him humming while playing Beethoven. Rest in heavenly peace.

[@fanli5440]

It was the year 1979, as a piano major student in Sichuan Conservatory,China, I heard Pollini from LP record, I was shocked to such a high quality of playing. I came to Boston and went to his recitals several times. In October 2014, my brother and I went to his recital in Carnegie Hall NYC. He has been a hero in my mind !

[@jaimeochoa7256]

Your hero and ours....May he rest in peace!❤

[@neusbarrera6401]

RIP MAURIZIO Pollini one of the best pianists of the 20th century. I had the great pleasure and honor to attend some of his concerts! Thank you dear maestro for all the joy you brought to a large number of concert goers. 🌹🌹🌹

[@vhego]

I had booked a seat for his concert last year in Rome, but he unfortunately had to cancel. I never got to see him.. R.I.P Maestro

[@ljyhljyh8178]

Good bye Mauritzio! May you make heavenly music!

[@mrcsmusicstudio]

I was a music student in the 80s. I was introduced to Pollini's recording of the Chopin Etudes by my teacher. I was taken, not only by his technical prowess, but by his feeling and musical intellect. I've seen him numerous times in concert. One of my heros for sure. This news has brought tears to my eyes. My heart goes out to his family.

[@luckyarabr]

One of the ten greatest pianists of the 20th century. He leaves us his immense recorded work. May he rest in peace and I am very grateful for everything he gave.

[@FarzinFarhang70]

Rest in peace, dear maestro. I never forget it was you who introduced me to the beauties of Chopin music

[@christianvennemann9008]

Rest in peace, Maestro. I fell in love with your music the moment I heard your 1977 (?) performance of Brahms' 2nd Piano Concerto with your great friend Claudio Abbado. From there, I discovered your Chopin, Debussy, and Prokofiev recordings, and was enthralled. While the classical music world will not be the same without your physical presence, your memory and incredible legacy will live on forever through your wonderful musical output ❤️❤️

[@trinidad2450]

This is what I love about KZbin, we get to be introduced to world-class musicians. Forever Mr. Pollini’s music will be enshrined and may we all aspire to live our lives with purpose for the betterment of our fellow man and woman. Thank you for sharing this video with us. ❤

[@jaimeochoa7256]

You are right! KZbin , for the curious mind, is a great, fast and easy way to learn about so many things....in this case, about music, history....so much!...And it is reachable...😊

[@vincenzobuttino69]

Addio, caro maestro, un pianista dalle dot eccelse, stracolmo di umanità.

[@asx7121]

Second half of the 4th Beethoven Piano Concerto seems perfect to remember him, as he was one of the best interpreter, well done

[@user-sd8rs2pk4f]

Это удар для меня. Умер потрясающий музыкант Маурицио Поллини. Я познакомился с ним через виниловый диск-прилюдии Шопена пятьдесят лет назад и испытал потрясение. Спасибо Маурицио. Пусть земля тебе будет пухом

[@carnellzabolocky5528]

A 93 year old neighbor let me in on pollini. Through hom I learned the incredible beauty, power and unbelievable skills that it takes to play Beethoven's 5 piano concertos. They continue to thrill me...

[@alpinoalpini3849]

I saw him 4 times in concert, in the 1980's in Italy and in the 1990's in the USA. Schubert (2 sonatas), Mozart (Kv466), Chopin (2 polonaises, preludes), Stravinsky (Petrushka)... superlative, assertive, but also much more free in his playing that you'd expect it. A true giant amongst the great pianists of the last 100 years.

[@cashau2965]

...he'll always be remembered as one of the greatest pianists of the late 20th century....

[@Pablo-gl9dj]

But maybe not as a great musician

[@vittoriobacchiega9118]

​@@Pablo-gl9dj he won Chopin competition at 18 years age old..

[@mackiceicukice]

@@Pablo-gl9djMaybe you shouldn’t be making immature comments .

[@user-we5mi6zl2s]

​@vittoriobacchiega9118 yes brilliant he was.

[@cashau2965]

@@mackiceicukice ....agree totally...and when he won the Chopin prize...none less than Arthur Rubinstein was in the jury...

[@gossamerpoetry]

Thank you for this poignant and moving tribute to a great artist. It pierces the heart. Rest in peace, Maestro.

[@andrewbrann6027]

I wish to pay tribute to the eminent pianist, the Late Maurizio Pollini. I was incredibly gifted at a tender age to attend a live concert performance at the Philharmonic Hall Berlin, conductor Eugen Jochum, playing the solo role in Chopin Piano Concerto no 2 and subsequently attended a recital at the Musiekverein, Vienna. I recollect going backstage and willingly autographed my concert program, which I retain to this day. I enquired from the Maestro whether he would consider visiting South Africa, which he commented that had no immediate plans for the future. His enduring legacy will be the abiding DG recording of the Late Beethoven piano sonatas. I shall cherish his memory for evermore.

[@Olleg.G]

Покойся с миром, маэстро!

[@gky7170]

I had the privilege of attending several of his Los Angeles recitals over the decades. His DG recording of the Petrushka transcription and Prokofiev 7th were revelatory, demonstrated his power and accuracy of playing. 'Sun Treader, light and life be thine forever'...

[@giovannisaba28]

Ti sono grato per la immensa gioia che ho provato ascoltando le tue interpretazioni musicali . Grazie maestro Maurizio Pollini

[@Preben2108]

Rest in peace great maestro and thank you for making life more beautiful❤

[@juditherwinneville7797]

Farewell, Maestro! We lost so many classical music greats in the past year. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!❤❤

[@scotking3436]

RIP Maurizio. I met him once in NYC when he played a concert. He played the Chopin Sonata in e and a piece by Luigi Nono for piano and electronic tape. For an encore he played some Debussy and also the Ocean Etude. The audience stamped their feet in approval. I got his autograph and I gave him a necktie. He inspired me to learn the Chopin Etudes which I have done.

[@sk-fk7om]

I wish I could have seen him play in front of me just once. He was the one who nurtured my Beethoven. Thank you,And rest in peace.

[@SoB_626]

My favourite Beethoven pianist. RIP...

[@devindraweerasooriya7839]

3:31 Totally agree with you; Maurizio Pollini was High-watermark of Beethoven interpretation. RIP Legend of Piano.

[@briankavo]

Met him briefly in the Royal Festival Hall in London and managed to get his autograph. Legend, RIP

[@adolfoleongomez4631]

R.I.P. Maestro Maurizio Pollini.

[@albertocare9551]

BRAVISSIMO , HA SAPUTO ESSERE ECCELLENTISSIMO . BRAVO , BRAVO , BRAVO .

[@pikagigi]

Un grande saluto al maestro Pollini. Lo ricordo come vicitore della prima edizione del concorso Pozzoli. indimenticabile.

[@mirakor1]

Thank you for everything you've given us. Rest in peace dear Master.

[@Fabio-le7fi]

Buon viaggio maestro, e grazie per tutto.

[@kimweonill]

When he plays, chords that are not heard in other recordings are heard. His formidable dedication, intensity and concentration to music doesn't let me for a single moment slip from the integrity of great masterpieces. Thank you, Maestro. I sincerely weep from my heart. And Thanks for the tribute.

[@democolor42]

😔😢Great Maestro, one of my top favourite musicians, perpetuated legendary performances to keep intelligence and beauty of classical art legacy alive forever 😔😢❤🌹☘ BRAVO FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@musicnormaerazo9276]

Maurizio Pollini, such a GREAT PIANIST, real Musician, a Shining Human Being , so Humble, so Gifted. . Pollini touched my heart when I was 9 years old and I listened to his Piano Concerto in E Minor by Frederick Chopin on a long play Record. At that time I was living in Central America, in a place where Music was not appreciated as an ART, we did not have any music schools, nor opportunities to attend any concerts. Maurizio Pollini has given us a wonderful LEGACY Thank you so much. He is now part of an ETERNAL Shining Musical Star. . ❣❣🎵🎵🎹🎹🙏🙏🌿☘🍀

[@fabianyoshimaninoff]

Since I was a child I listened to the radio and watched on TV many recordings by the maestro Maurizio Pollini, I especially grew up with his Chopin studies and his Mozart 23rd concerto with the Wiener Philarmoniker and the maestro Karl Bohm, this year I have listened to at least 20 times his version of Schumann's sonata Op. 11, for me it's volcanic... that version is the highest version of any in history. His Petroucka is also extraterrestrial, in the best sense, the best between the angelic and the infernal, between black and white, black and white like the keys of the piano where many, millions try but really only a few manage to reach the depths of life. Mauricio Pollini was one of those musical savants who more than achieved it, always offering us and leaving us this wisdom. Have a good trip Master Pollini!!, from the Star he continues to illuminate us with his Art. For so much, total gratitude to maestro Maurizio Pollini forever and ever!!

[@beckerhanshermann8372]

A video - as noble as the deceased

[@pmrossetti1]

R I P Maestro, Thank you

[@rossanachiti9444]

Bellissimo video, essenziale, montato con grandissima sensibilità. Un bel ritratto. Grazie

[@marklobensteinmusic4800]

One of my great pianoheroes from the beginnig when i started to play piano....

[@paulhenner8914]

Sad to lose a great artist !

[@gildardozaldivar.1480]

I really felt the dead of such great pianist. The world of music, It won't be the same...for ever.

[@Barbapippo]

A moving video, grazie.

[@stephanemetens9810]

Great artist, great man. He sublimated music, and his uncompromising interpretations gave us unforgettable moments.

[@gabrieleprofita7752]

Grazie Maestro R.I.P.

[@joseluisrodriguezpitarch71]

Thank you!! maestro for the legacy and interpretations that makes life happy and brilliant!!❤❤❤

[@renato45222]

Memorabili le incisioni DG degli anni Settanta: Chopin, Stravinskij, Mozart con Karl Bohm e soprattutto le ultime Sonate di Beethoven. La grandezza di Pollini va ricercata in quell' epoca di stupende esecuzioni.

[@lutubo07]

...e nell'ampiezza del repertorio

[@renato45222]

@@lutubo07 No, mi dispiace. Non è questo un parametro che possa dire nulla sulla grandezza di un interprete, in quanto il repertorio frequentato - in privato o in pubblico - è questione di gusto personale, di congenialità, di quid estetico. Vi sono interpreti, direttori, pianisti, violinisti, ecc. che hanno un repertorio risicatissimo, ma non per questo non possono essere definiti interpreti geniali. Faccio un solo esempio: Carlos Kleiber non aveva in repertorio nemmeno tutte le sinfonie di Beethoven o di Brahms, eppure per fortuna è giustamente ed unanimemente considerato uno tra i direttori più geniali in assoluto di tutti i tempi, anche da colleghi che avevano un repertorio infinitamente più vasto. Potrei parlare a lungo del genio assoluto del pianoforte Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ma me ne astengo. Mi dispiace ma le eventuali "lacune" in repertorio non possono dire alcunchè sulla grandezza di un interprete. Mi auguro di essere stato conclusivamente chiaro.

[@lutubo07]

@@renato45222 @renato45222 preciso: mi riferivo al fatto di spaziare su più epoche, fino agli autori contemporanei. Secondo me è un pregio e non è una questione di gusto.

[@wisnuwijaya1366]

Pollini is also my favorite world pianist......RIP. Pollini.....😢😢

[@attiliofisher1094]

Another Giant leaves the planet...

[@r.i.p.volodya]

When I was a kid, it was at Pollini's hands that I first heard the mighty Hammerklavier Sonata and had my mind blown! R.I.P. Pollini 🎼🎵🎶🎹

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Rest in peace Maestro

[@Mooslerherzog]

R.i.P.

[@jean-yves9924]

Quelle merveille , cette musique ! Et quel magnifique pianiste .

[@esperanzamargaritaperezdia1161]

Un inolvidable Maestro. Gracias

[@josejuandelaruadelgado5407]

❤😢

[@katalinljubimovne8304]

Siamo profondamente addolorati ! Abbraccio affettuoso per la cara famiglia del Maestro! Sempre Vostri, Katalin e Peter Ljubimov ( Mosca-Budapest- Gerusalemme)

[@axelsohn1454]

This is spiritual artistry.

[@mariaalicevolpe3648]

Comovente!... Descanse em paz!...

[@Eric-jo8uh]

Thank you for sharing your skill to the world. Most appreciated by many many music lovers. THANK YOU👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@andrearodigari4840]

Immenso Pollini. Come Uomo. E come musicista. Un'ingeniere della bellezza. A presto maestro.

[@jtt6650]

Aww! I didn’t know he died. A classy, elegant pianist with one of the most precise techniques of all time and a huge varied repertoire. Some of his recordings remain the gold standard. That’s too bad.

[@giovannicipriani834]

Maurizio Pollini and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli are italian and they have been the two BEST PIANISTS OF ALL TIME, without doubt!🎹🎶

[@jean-louisauguetdevillalon2605]

Il y avait aussi Segio Fiorentino. Merci à vous de votre commentaire. Paix et Amour

[@josianefortier9143]

🥲🥲🥲 quelle perte ! quel immense talent ! quelle classe!

[@ernesthoven]

Quando l'ho scoperto questo sabato mi ha fatto molto male!!! Sono ancora addolorato per la sua partenza!!! pollini❤️ D.E.P.

[@user-fk6fb2ms5j]

The greatest living musician is no more. His musical intellect and integrity were, and will remain, unequaled. I first heard him in London in 1975; fifty nine years of magic. What a privilege.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

El primer pianistá que escuçhe de niña. 🇲🇽👏👏👏👏👏😘😘

[@AA-le9ls]

I've never heard Pollini playing live, but I almost got to hear Arrau playing Beethoven's fith piano concerto at a concert in Stockholm. When I was seated in the concert hall, a guy walked out on the podium an announced that the soloist was ill and had been replaced. That was shortly before (or after) Arrau passed away. The most prominent soloists I've really heard playing live are Szeryng and Galway.

[@tancreddehauteville764]

Sad to hear of Pollini's death, though he did look very frail in the last years. A great pianist, one of the greatest of the second half of the 20th century.

[@Charly-pw4qy]

Dios te bendiga Maurizio Pollini, tu musica quedara eternamente entre nosotros-

[@skbhadra3764]

May his soul find eternal repose. I will always remember him for his works, in particular, Beethoven

[@zbigniewwendorff4989]

I live in Poland . I remember Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw 1960 . I was 9 years old . Pollini win the first prise . Now i am very sad : he passed . RIP maestro Pollini .

[@lorenzorossi6567]

Beautiful tribute, excellent rendition, immortal music

[@pianistjacobonunez5077]

Adios Maestro hasta siempre!!!!

[@fab_bini6196]

Grazie Maestro, è stato un privilegio assistere dal vivo a due suoi concerti: Chopin, Beethoven

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Beautiful music 🎶

[@papagen00]

Bravo maestro 👏

[@1258-Eckhart]

RIP Maurizio.

[@Lintz-bq1gnzpp7n]

폴리니가 세상을 떠났군요. 폴리니는 virtuoso ! 그의 뛰어난 역량에 찬사를 보냅니다.

[@heifetz14]

Sorry to hear this news. His Petrouchka recording is stunning.

[@cloudymccloud00]

I've had his recordings of the Bartok 2nd concerto (with Abbado, Chicago SO) and Liszt B minor Sonata for many years; yet to find any better. Two of his greatest recordings I will always treasure. A great talent.

[@muslit]

The perfect selection of music for this wonderful tribute.

[@tippy65]

Grazie, Maestro!!!

[@sangyi3551]

May you always be happy wherever you are. I desperately wish to hear your performance again, but to do so, I know I must accomplish many good things. I hope to see you again someday.... R.I.P. Maestro.

[@user-js4hw8xc7t]

ポリーニ氏が亡くなられた💧今、私は88歳、娘時代に日本に出の演奏会で聴いた音の美しさに胸を打たれた❤ 彼の表現力は繊細でその素晴らしいテクニックと感性溢れる演奏は今でも甦ります🎹🎶 御冥福を心からお祈り致します🛐

[@keybawd4023]

I remember being knocked out by hearing him on a BBC radio broadcast just days after he won the Chopin Competition. I also remember a sensational performance of the Chopin Etudes at the Festival Hall in London proably in the 60s. Those and many other performances are etched in my memory.. He was a truly great artist..

[@angelopietroguido678]

Ho amato le sue interpretazioni, sempre limpide e penetranti, geometriche e razionali, ma piene di pathos e sentimento. Un punto di riferimento sicuro per me. L’ho incontrato passeggiare su via Torino a Milano con un giornale in mano; sono riuscito a dirgli “buongiorno Maestro”. Adesso gli dico “Arrivederci Maestro, resterai sempre con noi”.

[@user-dd8wq5rj8l]

Since I started to love music, he has been my most favorite pianist. Thanks pollini. R.I.P.

[@TotoRe294]

Uomo sensibile e motivato eccezionalmente, nelle composizioni create con la magia....Esempio di unicita' di stile...per sempre....❤

[@angelestebanfonseca4316]

Descansa en paz Pollini en tu viaje rumbo a la inmortalidad. Una vez leí una crítica en Amadeus sobre este concierto que terminaba diciendo: ¿Acaso no será Pollini el mas grande de los pianistas y Abaddo el más grande de los directores?

[@namenlos2578]

yo creo que sì

[@wandarusiecki6788]

So many fabulous memories of Pollini recitals at Carnegie Hall over the years. He will be greatly missed😢

[@nicolehourcade]

I remember him in Belgium i was turning on 13 and it is one of my favorite memory . He was incredible 😢😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dougcargill6730]

Such a lovely and moving tribute. Thank you for sharing.

[@lucildefrasca]

Excelentísimo : técnica impecable , pero no mecánica, una interpretación donde volcaba todos sus sentimientos dejando cada una de las notas impregnada de esa, su magia . Gracias por lo supiste darnos y dejarnos .❤

[@nakanosmb2u5]

The first time I heard his Chopin etudes having heard several others I realized This is it!! The absolute definitive version there will probably ever be. Thank You Maestro!

[@jean-mariegarcia1477]

Son Art est éternel. RIP.