Renaissance woman Hélène Grimaud is not just a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life. Her multiple talents extend far beyond the instrument she plays with such poetic expression and technical control: Grimaud has established herself as a wildlife conservationist, a human rights activist and a writer, her deep dedication to her musical career reflected in and amplified by the scope and depth of her environmental, literary and artistic interests.

She has been an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2002. Her recordings have been critically acclaimed and awarded numerous accolades, among them the Cannes Classical Recording of the Year, Choc du Monde de la musique, Diapason d’or, Grand Prix du disque, Record Academy Prize (Tokyo), Midem Classic Award and the Echo Klassik Award.

In the 2024-25 season, Hélène Grimaud performs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi, among others. She presents recitals at Carnegie Hall in New York, Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, Singapore, Taipei and São Paulo. Joined by Camerata Salzburg she is extensively touring Europe and Asia.

Born in 1969, she began her piano studies at the local conservatory with Jacqueline Courtin before going on to work with Pierre Barbizet in Marseille. She was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at just 13 and won first prize in piano performance a mere three years later. She continued to study with György Sándor and Leon Fleisher until, in 1987, she gave her well-received debut recital in Tokyo. That same year, renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim invited her to perform with the Orchestre de Paris: this marked the launch of her musical career, characterised ever since by concerts with most of the world’s major orchestras and many celebrated conductors.