The term piano duo can refer both to a genre of music, written for two pianists to play at either one or two pianos, or to the two pianists themselves.
This is a list of notable performers who appeared as piano duos in classical music. Most of these pianists performed works for piano four-hands (two pianists at one piano; also known as piano duet) as well as works for two pianos, often with orchestras or chamber ensembles. Some of these teams focussed exclusively or predominantly on this repertoire, but some also appeared separately as solo pianists.
Some piano duos appear under a single name (such as the Long Island Piano Duo), or a unified name (such as Nettle & Markham), but the majority simply use both their names (such as Katia and Marielle Labèque or Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir).
People in this list should not be added to List of classical pianists unless they also had significant careers as solo pianists. However, if they recorded music requiring two pianists, they should be added to List of classical pianists (recorded).
List of classical piano duos
Sorting note The main entry is sorted by the pianist whose surname appears earlier in the alphabet, and the other pianist is cross-referenced in smaller type. Where their names are usually referred to in a different order, or they use a special name for their duo, that entry appears in the 2nd column.
Members Name of duo Notes and references Saar Ahuvia Stephanie Kai-Win Ho Duo: Stephanie & Saar James D'Leon Alwen Yeung Duo Fuerza Millette Alexander Frank Daykin Alexander and DaykinJuilliard | The Juilliard Journal Online Arthur Ancelle Ludmila Berlinskaya Duo Berlinskaya-Ancelle Vera Appleton Michael Field Appleton and Field Alan Hovhaness wrote his Symphony No. 45, Op. 342 (1954) for them, but they never played it. Veronika Aptekar-Ainagulov Svetlana Aptekar-Ainagulov NikaSveta (Svetlana & Veronika Aptekar-Ainagulov) . Martha Argerich Nelson Freire Vladimir Ashkenazy André Previn seen in either order Victor Babin Vitya Vronsky Vronsky & Babin Naïri Badal Adélaïde Panaget Duo Játékok Alexander Bakhchiev Elena Sorokina Elena Sorokina and Alexander Bakhchiev Jean-Jacques Balet Mayumi Kameda Ethel Bartlett Rae RobertsonBartlett and Robertson Aglaia Bätzner Cristina Marton Harold Bauer Ossip Gabrilowitsch seen in either order David Bradshaw Cosmo Buono Bradshaw-Buono Duo Discography includes: Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Fest-Polonaise, The Entrance of the Guests to the Wartburg, Benediction and Sermon, March and Cavatina and Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale 'Ad nos, Ad Salutarem undam'. Clara Becker Marie BeckerClara and Marie BeckerThey have been the dedicatees of several compositions among them works written by German composers Birgitta Lutz and Mathias Christian Kosel and are currently collaborating on commissions with the Greek composer Andreas Foivos Apostolou as well as the award winning composer Gonzalo Grau. Elizabeth Bergmann Marcel BergmannBergmann Duo Lidija Bizjak Sanja Bizjak Bizjak Piano Duo Hélène Boschi Germaine MounierDuo Boschi-Mounier "Debussy, Clementi, Mozart, Busoni : Musique pour 2 pianos / vol.2 : En blanc et noir - Sonate / op. 12 n° 5 - Sonate / K. 448 - Fantasia contrappuntistica (recorded in France, REM) Vittorio Bresciani Francesco Nicolosi Franz Liszt Piano Duo They have recorded Bresciani's arrangement of Liszt's Dante Sonata, and Liszt's arrangement of the Dante Symphony. Ralph Markham Kenneth Broadway Ralph Markham & Kenneth Broadway Recorded the Concerto For Two Pianos by Vaughan Williams for Virgin Classics, and Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens for Telarc Records. Toured Europe and North America with the Philharmonia Hungarica in performances of concertos by Francis Poulenc and Mozart at Lincoln Centre and the Kennedy Centre. They made their Town Hall debut in March 1988. Jeremy Brown Seta Tanyel Recorded Poulenc's complete music for 2 pianists. Lyubov Bruk Mark Taimanov seen in either order Antoinette Cann Claire Cann Cann Twins Carles Lama Sofia Cabruja Carles and Sofia piano duo Josee Caron Carmen Picard Duo Caron Artists dedicated mainly to their own transcriptions or arrangements of masterful orchestral works such as Italian Symphony by F.-B. Mendelssohn, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks by Richard Strauss, etc. Recordings and numerous world premieres including original arrangements by Sir Paul McCartneyOn Apple Music: Robert Casadesus Gaby Casadesus Valeria Szervánszky Ronald Cavaye Abram Chasins Constance Keene seen in either orderWilliam Chapman Nyaho, Susanna GarciaNyaho/Garcia DuoRecorded Aaron Copland's complete Music for Two Pianos. Several world premiere recordings: Eleanor Alberga, Two-Piano Suite and 3-Day Mix; Thomas H. Kerr Jr., Concert Scherzo: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?; Stella Sung: Epicycles. Angela Cheng Alvin Chow Caroline Clemmow Anthony Goldstone Goldstone and Clemmow Made the world premiere recording of the two-piano arrangement of Grieg's Concerto in A minor, written by Grieg and Károly Thern. Also the first recording of Grieg's piano version of the "Homage March" from Sigurd Jorsalfar. They have recorded the piano duet version of Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto in F minor (arr. Chopin and Carl Mikuli) Mark Clinton Nicole Narboni Clinton/Narboni Duo John Contiguglia Richard Contiguglia Richard and John Contiguglia Made the first recording of Beethoven's 9th Symphony in the two-piano transcription by Franz Liszt; revived Victor Babin's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; gave New York premiere of Max Bruch's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A flat minor; made many world premiere recordings of works by Liszt and Bartók. Romola Costantino Lance Dossor Francesco De Stefano Vincenzo De Stefano De Stefano Piano Duo Larissa Dedova Mikhail Volchok Luis del Valle Victor del Valle Victor and Luis del Valle Cipa Dichter Misha Dichter Liuben Dimitrov Aglika Genova Genova & Dimitrov Made world premiere recording of the complete piano duo works of Shostakovitch. Leo van Doeselaar Wyneke Jordans Jordans & Van Doeselaar Piano Duo Clément Doucet Jean Wiener Wiener et Doucet Dubravka Vukalović Vlahek Bruno Vlahek D&B Duo Bracha Eden Alexander Tamir Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir Monika Egri Attila Pertis Duo Egri and Pertis Irina Elkina Julia Elkina Sebastian Euler Shao-Yin Huang Duo d´Accord Made the premiere recording of Clara Schumann's arrangement for piano 4-hands of Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44. Lindley Evans Frank Hutchens Kevin Farrell Steven Worbey Worbey & Farrell Piano Duo Giorgi Latso Anna Fedorova-Latso The Latsos Piano Duo Individually, Anna Fedorova-Latso from Russia, and Giorgi Latso from Tbilisi, Georgia, are piano virtuosos on the international classical music scene, who have performed in recitals, chamber ensembles, and have performed with leading orchestras worldwide. They just released their first recording with Vienna Acoustics, works by Mozart and Schubert. Arthur Ferrante Louis Teicher Ferrante & Teicher Jacques Février Francis Poulenc Robert Fizdale Arthur Gold Gold and Fizdale Helen Fogel Karl Ulrich Schnabel Claude Frank Lillian Kallir Irwin Freundlich Lillian Freundlich Lillian and Irwin Freundlich Takashi Fujii Yoshie Shiramizu-Fujii Yoshie and Takashi Ute Gareis Klaus-Georg Pohl Gareis & Pohl European premiere of J.Adams "Hallelujah junction" (2000) Sarah Gibson Thomas Kotcheff HOCKET Contemporary music piano duo Rhondda Gillespie Robert Weatherburn Arianna Goldina Remy Loumbrozo Goldina & Loumbrozo Nadya Gordon Steven Gordon Bradford Gowen Maribeth Gowen Maribeth and Bradford Gowen Polina Grigoryeva Yulia Yurchenko Piano Duo Vis-à-vis Andreas Groethuysen Yaara Tal Duo Tal & Groethuysen Roberto Guerra Margherita Malagoli Margherita Malagoli and Roberto Guerra Thomas Hecht Sandra Shapiro Thomas Hecht and Sandra Shapiro Ákos Hernádi Károly Mocsári Hernádi-Mocsári Piano Duo Recorded works by Bartók, including a duo-piano arrangement of The Miraculous Mandarin. Cara Hesse Laura Pauna Norman Horowitz Melvin Stecher Stecher and Horowitz Piano Duo Olga Hoteeva Andrej Hoteev Made the world premiere recording of 22 unknown original transcriptions by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano for four hands after Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty. Richard Humburger Valentin Humburger Piano Duo Humburger Amparo Iturbi José Iturbi José & Ámparo Iturbi Christian Ivaldi Noël LeeIvaldi and Lee Michael Jamanis Frances Veri Frances Veri and Michael Jamanis Dorothy Jonas Joshua Pierce Geneviève Joy Jacqueline Robin Jacqueline Robin and Genevieve Joy Alfred Kanwischer Heidi Kanwischer Heidi and Alfred Kanwischer Andrey Kasparov Oksana Lutsyshyn Invencia Piano Duo In collaboration with Naxos Records, on its Grand Piano series, they have released four CDs of Florent Schmitt's complete duo-piano works. Igor Machlak Olga Kharitonova Igor and Olga Machlak Beatriz Klien Walter Klien Walter and Beatriz Klien Christian Köhn Silke-Thora Matthies Recorded 17 CDs of all Brahms's arrangements for piano 4-hands or 2 pianos (mostly of his own music, but including Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat. Alfons Kontarsky Aloys Kontarsky seen in either order They have given first performances of works by Luciano Berio, Sylvano Bussotti, Mauricio Kagel, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Henri Pousseur, Luis de Pablo and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. Irina Kotlyar Gregory Shifrin Kotlyar-Shifrin Piano Duo Mina Kusumoto Laurie Kono Merchant Koshka Piano Duo Aleksei Kuznetsoff Valentina Lisitsa Valentina Lisista and Alexei Kuznetsoff Katia Labèque Marielle LabèqueLabèque Sisters Walter Landauer Marjan Rawicz Rawicz and Landauer Played mainly light classics and arrangements of existing works. Vlastimil Lejsek Vera Lejskova Josef Lhévinne Rosina Lhévinne Matteo Liva Michelangelo Stregapede Piano Duo Liva-Stregapede They play unusual repertoire such as Saint-Saëns' 2-piano arrangement of Liszt's Sonata in B minor, and Shostakovich's arrangement of Honegger's Symphony No. 3; performed world premieres of works by Ástor Piazzolla, unpublished versions for 2 pianos and a version for piano duo by Casella of Beethoven's 9 symphonies, and Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony. Vassili Lobanov Sviatoslav Richter Sviatoslav Richter and Vassili Lobanov Sonja Lončar Andrija Pavlović LP Piano Duo Beatrice Long Christina Long Long Duo Piano James Longford Lindy Tennent-Brown Longford-Brown Piano Duo Jack Lowe Arthur Austin Whittemore Whittemore and Lowe Pierre Luboshutz Genia Nemenoff Luboshutz and Nemenoff Brenda Lucas John Ogdon Radu Lupu Murray Perahia seen in either order Witold Lutosławski Andrzej Panufnik Margarita Malinova Olga Malinova Richard Markham David Nettle Nettle & Markham In 1985 they gave the UK premiere of Bruch's Double Concerto. They were the first duo to give concert performances of The Planets in Holst's own two-piano version. Jeffrey Marlowe Ronald Marlowe Marlowe Brothers Guy Meier Lee PattisonMeier & PattisonIn 1924 they gave the American premiere of Leo Sowerby's Ballade for Two Pianos and Orchestra (King Estmere) with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates in New York. Sowerby also made a 2-piano version of the first of his two Paul Whiteman Orchestra commissions, Synconata, for the duo, as well as his Graingeresque Fisherman's Tune. Yaltah Menuhin Joel Ryce-Menuhin The first duo to record the entire works for piano duo/duet by Mozart. Dominique Morel Douglas Nemish Morel-Nemish Duo Anne-Marie Mot Monique Mot Begonia Uriarte Mrongovius Karl-Hermann Mrongovius Christina Naughton Michelle Naughton The twin-sister piano duo are graduates of the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, where they were each awarded the Festorazzi Prize. They are Steinway Artists and currently reside in New York City. Christina and Michelle Naughton’s first album was released on the label ORFEO in 2012. Harry Neal