Hélène Grimaud

Hélène Grimaud (born November 7, 1969) is a French pianist.

She was born at Aix-en-Provence and was a difficult child. She discovered the piano at seven. She entered the Paris Conservatory in 1982 and won first prize three years later. The same year, in 1985, she won the Grand Prix du Disque for her recording of the Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2. In 1987, she launched her professional career with a solo recital in Paris and a performance with the Orchestre de Paris under Daniel Barenboim.

At 21, Ms. Grimaud moved to Florida. She is known for her passion for wolves, which she studies and raises. She now divides her time between her musical career and an estate in Connecticut, where she raises wolves.