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Canadian pianists

36 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alcides LanzaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlcides Emigdio Lanza (June 2, 1929 – July 17, 2024) was an Argentine-born Canadian composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator.
Alexis ContantPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Pierre Alexis Contant (12 November 1858 – 28 November 1918) was a Canadian composer, organist, pianist, and music educator.
Allan McIverPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Allan McIver, 1904-1969
Anton KuertiPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Emil Kuerti, OC (born July 21, 1938) is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. He has developed international recognition as a solo pianist.
Ben McPeekPerson · Music memorabiliaBenjamin Dewey McPeek (28 August 1934 – 14 January 1981) was a Canadian composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist.
Bob WisemanPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Neil Wiseman (born 1962) is a film composer, songwriter, author and music teacher.
Calixa LavalléePerson · Music memorabiliaCalixa Lavallée (kaliksa lavale; December 28, 1842 – January 21, 1891) was a Canadian musician and Union Army band musician during the American Civil War.
Céline DionPerson · Music memorabiliaCéline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Claude LéveilléePerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Léveillée (16 October 1932 – 9 June 2011) was a Canadian actor, pianist, and singer-songwriter who composed more than 400 songs, instrumental pieces, and musicals.
Cœur de piratePerson · Music memorabiliaBéatrice Mireille Martin (beatʁis maʁtɛ̃; born 22 September 1989), better known by her stage name Cœur de pirate (French for Pirate's heart), is a Canadian musician.
Colin McPheePerson · Music memorabiliaColin Carhart McPhee (March 15, 1900 – January 7, 1964) was a Canadian-American composer and ethnomusicologist.
Corey HartPerson · Music memorabiliaCorey Mitchell Hart (born May 31, 1962) is a Canadian singer, musician and songwriter known for his hit singles "Sunglasses at Night", "Never Surrender" and "It Ain't Enough".
D. D. JacksonPerson · Music memorabilia
Dallas GreenPerson · Music memorabiliaDallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour.
Daniel PowterPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Richard Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His 2005 pop single "Bad Day" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks.
Doug RileyPerson · Music memorabiliaDouglas Brian Riley, CM (April 12, 1945 – August 27, 2007) was a Canadian musician, also known as Dr.
George TremblayPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Amédée Tremblay (14 January 1911 – 14 July 1982) was a Canadian (and later, naturalized American citizen) pianist, composer, and author who was active in the United States.
Gil EvansPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader.
Jean DubéPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Dubé (born December 3, 1981) is a Canadian-French concert pianist. In 2002 he won the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition.
Léo-Pol MorinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Léo-Pol Morin, 1932
Léon BernierPerson · Music memorabiliaLéon Bernier (6 September 1936, Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec) - 11 October 2011, Longueuil) was a Canadian composer, conductor, pianist, arranger, accompanist, and music pedagogue.
Leonard CohenPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist.
LightsPerson · Music memorabiliaLights Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987) known professionally as Lights is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
Loreena McKennittPerson · Music memorabiliaLoreena McKennitt (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern…
Louis LortiePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Louis Lortie
Marc-André HamelinPerson · Music memorabiliaMarc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ (born September 5, 1961) is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations.
Michael MoriartyPerson · Music memorabilia
Michael SnowEngraver · PrintsMichael James Aleck Snow (December 10, 1928 – January 5, 2023) was a Canadian artist who worked in a range of media including film, installation, sculpture, photography, and music.
Oscar PetersonPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Patrick WatsonPerson · Music memorabiliaPatrick Watson (born October 8, 1979 in Lancaster, California) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec, who has formed a band also named Patrick Watson, whose blend of cabaret…
Paul HoffertPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM (born 22 September 1943, in Brooklyn, New York) is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive.
Percy FaithPerson · Music memorabiliaPercy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads and…
Ron SexsmithPerson · Music memorabiliaRonald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards.
Stephen HarperAuthor · BooksStephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015.
Teo GheorghiuPerson · Music memorabilia
Viviana SofronitskyPerson · Music memorabiliaViviana Sofronitsky is a Russian and Canadian classical pianist, born in Moscow. Her father was the Soviet-Russian pianist Vladimir Sofronitsky.

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