Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to fame, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius did in Finland and Bedřich Smetana in Bohemia.
Edvard Grieg
Statue of Grieg by Ingebrigt Vik in Bergen
Edvard Grieg (1891), portrait by Eilif Peterssen
Grieg and Nina Hagerup (Grieg's wife and first cousin) in 1899
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz, blues, and popular music, including rock and roll. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other keyboard instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ.
Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano
Tord Gustavsen playing piano during a concert at the 2016 Oslo Jazz Festival in Norway
An amateur pianist playing outdoors at Pike Place market in Seattle.