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Cerebral and passionate. Words often used by critics to describe pianist Helene Grimaud and her interpretations of Mozart, Liszt and Bartok. Having met her, we would now add: Enchanting. Grimaud looks like a French actress and speaks about her art with an almost child-like wonder. But there's a fierce intelligence at work and her performances provide "a glimpse of the transcendental," as one London reviewer put it.
During a stopover in New York on her current world tour, Grimaud spoke with SOUND TRACKS reporter Alexis Bloom, who notes that the concert pianist "has battled back from illness to play like a titan." Grimaud also took us to visit her Wolf Conservation Center, the other passion in her life.
Don't miss other Quick Hits starring Dengue Fever, Charles Bradley & Sharon Jones, Helene Grimaud, Jovanotti, KT Tunstall, Meklit Hadero, Ozomatli, and Seu Jorge. For more info visit the Sound Tracks website.
Helene Grimaud Playing Liszt's Sonata in B minor
Helene Grimaud Playing Liszt's Sonata in B minor
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Born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France in 1969, Helene Grimaud describes herself as an agitated and unpredictable child ...
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Helene Grimaud Speaks to Quick Hits
Helene Grimaud Speaks to Quick Hits
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Helene Grimaud is a risk-taker. She may appear ethereal, even fragile, but she has the will of a tiger, or ...
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Helene Grimaud Playing Bartok
Helene Grimaud Playing Bartok
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Helene Grimaud describes her new album, "Resonances," as a musical tour through the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, from Mozart to Lizst ...
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Wild Harmonies: Grimaud's Story
Wild Harmonies: Grimaud's Story
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As a child, by her own account, Helene Grimaud was restless and difficult. Her parents tried everything, to no avail ...
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