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Hélène Grimaud

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Hélène Grimaud · Arts & Literature

What

Classical pianist

When

1969, Aix-en-Provence, France

Where

France · United States

Biography

Hélène Grimaud is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical pianist

How & why

Hélène Grimaud is a French classical pianist celebrated for her intense, individual interpretations of the Romantic repertoire, especially Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninoff. She is also a noted writer and the founder of a wolf-conservation center in New York State. She has described her Jewish heritage, saying her father came from Sephardi Jews in Africa and her mother's ancestors were Jewish Berbers from Corsica.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Classical pianist

1969

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music