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American pianist

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1948 · age 78
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Garrick Olaf Ohlsson is an American classical pianist. In 1970, he became the first competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition, at the VIII competition.

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Garrick Olaf Ohlsson is an American classical pianist. In 1970, he became the first competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition, at the VIII competition. He also won first prize at the Busoni Competition in Bolzano, Italy, and the Montreal Piano Competition in Canada. He was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1994 and received the 1998 University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ohlsson has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning one in 2008.

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United States
Category
Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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living
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Born 1948 · age 78
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