Conservatory Quote by Richard Clayderman

Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would speak to my…

— Gina Rodriguez

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

— Carly Simon

My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical background and…

— Phillipa Soo

I played piano for a lot of my childhood and stupidly quit. I wish I hadn't - I could have been a great classical…

— Frankie Cosmos

Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. I first heard this eccentric and introverted performer when I was living in the Midwest. He was playing Brahms ballades…

— Daniel Breaker

My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.

— Carla Bruni

The freedom of punk really appealed to me because I came from the rules and regulations of studying classical piano.

— Charlotte Caffey

I read and write classical piano and percussion, also guitar.

— Suzi Quatro

I'm trying to learn classical piano, Mozart and Beethoven and stuff. I took lessons when I was younger and now I sort of sight…

— Evan Peters

I spent ten years playing classical piano, and that was what led to keyboards and eventually to production and to Linkin Park.

— Mike Shinoda

I studied classical piano from the time I was 4 through my first year of college.

— Lari White

I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and…

— Barbara Kingsolver