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Meet Emanuel Ax, one of the towering figures in contemporary classical piano. Born on June 8, 1949, in Lviv, Ax studied at Juilliard and rose to prominence after winning the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in 1974 and the Avery Fisher Prize in 1979. A Sony Classical exclusive since 1987, Ax has earned seven Grammy Awards and an Echo Klassik Award for Variations (2013). His career blends dazzling technique with thoughtful musicality, making each performance a thoughtful conversation with the composer’s intent.