About
A musician of "outstanding brilliance" who had toured Europe, the United States, and Asia by the time he was 29.
Before Fame
He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris when he was 16, learning from such experts as Dominique Merlet and Marcel Ciampi.
Trivia
He joined the faculty of École Normale de Musique de Paris.
Family Life
His family started him in piano lessons when he was six. He didn't consider himself to be a child prodigy.
Associated With
He recorded Frederic Chopin's waltzes and mazurkas, as well as the chamber version of the composer's first piano concerto.
