Hélène Grimaud is a French pianist. She was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. She is of Corsican, German, North African and Jewish heritage. Her family changed its name from Grimaldi before she was born. She has described herself as an "extremely agitated" child, having a problem over-focusing; she was a give-her-all-or-none type of child. She discovered the piano at seven. She entered the Paris Conservatory in 1982 where she studied with Jacques Rouvier. Wikipedia
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