# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nelson-freire
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:40:27.094Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nelson-freire"
name: "Nelson Freire"
slug: "nelson-freire"
description: "Nelson José Pinto Freire was a Brazilian classical pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of his generation, he was noted for his \"decorous piano playing\" and \"interpretive depth\". His extensive discography for labels such as Sony Classical, Teldec, Philips, and Decca garnered awards including the Gramophone Award and Diapason d'Or. Freire appeared as soloist with the world's most prestigious orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. He played and recorded piano duo music with Martha Argerich, a long-time musical and personal friend."
tagline: "Brazilian pianist (1944–2021)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/SCAN_FIP_ARCHIVE_RM014.jpg/330px-SCAN_FIP_ARCHIVE_RM014.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Brazil"
  isoCode: "BR"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1944-10-18"
deathDate: "2021-11-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             13.97643723029143
  historical:           18.876356
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.nelsonfreire.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump