Soft piano music richard clayderman biography

Name originally Phillipe Pages; born in France; father was a piano teacher; married twice; second wife's name, Christine; children: (first marriage) Maud; (second marriage) Peter. Education: Studied piano at the Paris Conservatory of Music.

Richard Clayderman's billing as the world's most popular pianist was put to the test during an interview on the "Late Night with David Letterman" show.

The Christian Science Monitor reported that Letterman, in order to judge Clayderman's reputation as a household name, placed a random telephone call to a home in Norway.

Soft piano music richard clayderman biography

The family not only knew him but owned several of his albums.

Born in France with the name Phillipe Pages, he took the stage name Clayderman (from his great-grandmother) because his real name was pronounced differently in every country.

His father was a piano teacher and began teaching him classical piano at a young age. Clayderman entered the Paris Conservatory at age 12 and won first prize for piano at When he found it di