Garrick Ohlsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Garrick Ohlsson

American pianist

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1948

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Garrick Ohlsson

  • Garrick Olof Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948 in Bronxville, New York) is an American classical pianist.
  • Ohlsson is the first and only American to win first prize in the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, in 1970.
  • He also won first prize at the Busoni Competition in Italy and the Montreal Piano Competition in Canada.
  • Ohlsson 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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