Ivo Pogorelić

Ivo Pogorelić is one of those rare artists whose story of failure became more legendary than most pianists' greatest triumphs. When he was eliminated from the 1980 Chopin International Competition, Martha Argerich — one of the greatest pianists alive — was so outraged that she quit the jury on the spot and called him a genius on her way out. That single moment made him internationally famous overnight, which is honestly a more interesting career arc than just winning the thing. His playing is genuinely unlike anyone else's: tempos stretched to the edge of breaking, dynamics that feel almost reckless, a kind of willful individuality that either enthralls you or drives you crazy. I land firmly in the enthralled camp. His Echo Klassik win in 1997 proved the serious classical world eventually caught up with him.

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Name (English)

Ivo Pogorelić

Name (Japanese)

イーヴォ・ポゴレリチ

Reading

いーゔぉ・ぽごれりち

Born

October 20, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Belgrade, Serbia

Occupation

pianist / academic musician / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 1985 Vladimir Nazor Award
• 1986 City of Zagreb Award
• 1997 Porin Award
• 1997 Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year
• 2002 Milka Trnina Award

• Official sitehttps://ivopogorelich.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo%20Pogoreli%C4%87
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365469

Tags

• pianist
• academic musician
• musician

Last updated

October 20, 2026

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