John Lill

John Lill (born March 17, 1944) is a British pianist.

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March 17 - 1944 - British - Pianist

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Lill studied at the Royal College of Music and under Wilhelm Kempff. He made his London debut in 1963 at the Royal Festival Hall playing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. In 1970 he won the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition. He was made an OBE in 1978 and a CBE in 2005.

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Royal College of Music - Wilhelm Kempff - Royal Festival Hall - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 - International Tchaikovsky Competition - OBE - CBE

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Lill has made a number of recordings, including the complete piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms and Rachmaninoff and the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and Prokofiev.

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Beethoven - Brahms - Rachmaninoff - Prokofiev

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