Claro de luna richard clayderman biography

French pianist (born 1953)

Musical artist

Richard Clayderman (French pronunciation:[ʁiʃaʁklɛidɛʁman]; born Philippe PagèsFrench pronunciation:[filippaʒɛs], 28 December 1953 in Paris)^[1] is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.

Claro de luna richard clayderman biography

Early life

Clayderman learned piano from his father, an accordion teacher.

At the age of twelve, he was accepted into the Conservatoire de Paris,^[2] where he won great acclaim in his later adolescent years.

Financial difficulties, precipitated by his father's illness, forestalled a promising career as a classical pianist.^[1] In order to earn a living, he found work as a bank clerk and as an accompanist to contemporary bands.

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