IYO, Who was/is the best piano player you have heard?

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Originally Posted by BiStateNo

I remember when I was a kid, my folks had me taking piano lesson from this old lady down the street - she had like 30 students around my age. One day she took us to the philharmonic hall and told us to pay close attention. I don't remember the Piano master who played (geez, I was 11) but they did Peer Gynt (Edvard Grieg) and finished with Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.

That show blew me away. Never heard anyone so damned amazing in my young life. I vowed I would keep taking lessons. They faded away, but Grieg has always stuck with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfGDqXEFkE

The Grieg is a great Concerto, I used to play it for my kids and put it on a loop when they went to sleep.