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Hélène Grimaud
French pianist
b. 1969age 56Living
A French classical pianist trained under Jacques Rouvier, György Sándor, and Leon Fleisher, she made her Berlin Philharmonic debut under Claudio Abbado in 1995 and has recorded exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon since 2002, including a Sol Gabetta duo album that won a 2013 Echo Klassik. She has paired her performing career with environmental advocacy, founding the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York, after an encounter with a wolf in Florida changed her direction.