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The Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, captured in a 1968 portrait. He turns 70 years old today.

Watch Happy Birthday, Mr. Pollini — And Mr. Brendel (And You, Mr. Michelangeli!)

January 5, 2012 – Celebrating three of the world's great pianists — who happen to share a January 5th birthday.

Steinway technician Stefan Knüpfer discusses the piano with Lang Lang in the new documentary Pianomania.

Watch 'Pianomania' Takes Persnickety Pianists To A New Pinnacle

June 23, 2011 – The new documentary peeks into the rarified world of high-end piano techs and their fussy clients.

Read Alfred Brendel: A Pianist 'Thinker'

September 13, 2005 – Fred Child talks with pianist Alfred Brendel in a 2004 interview before the musician's U.S. tour.

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