| Biography | Pierre-Laurent Aimard is a French pianist. In 1977, at the invitation of Pierre Boulez, he became a founding member of the Ensemble InterContemporain. He made his American debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20, performing the piano solo part in Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Aimard was one of Carnegie Hall's "Perspectives" artists for the 20062007 concert season, where he programmed his own series of concerts. He served as artist-in-residence with the Cleveland Orchestra for two seasons, from 2007 to 2009. In 2007 Aimard was the Music Director of the Ojai Music Festival. |