Famous left-handed pianists

Left-Handers Day 2019: celebrating the most successful left-handed classical musicians

1. Sergei Rachmaninov. ...
2. Carl Philippe Emmanuel Bach. ...
3. Ludwig Van Beethoven. ...
4. Glenn Gould. ...
5. Paul Wittgenstein. ...
6. Wolfgang Mozart. ...
7. Niccolo Paganini. ...
8. Daniel Barenboim.

1. Are left-handed pianists better?
2. Are there any famous left-handed piano players?
3. Is it harder for lefties to play piano?
4. Was Mozart left-handed?

Are left-handed pianists better?

Left-handers typically score higher on IQ tests and for nonstandard methods of problem solving. Called "divergent thinking," this might be a factor among pianists and artists in all fields.

Are there any famous left-handed piano players?

It's no surprise, then, that numerous left-handers have found a home at the piano keyboard, including some of the most famous talents of the 20th century—Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein and Glenn Gould—along with stars of today such as Daniel Barenboim and Hélène Grimaud, to name a few.

Is it harder for lefties to play piano?

So each hand has their own unique set of challenges and whether or not you favor one hand over the other will not change much. So the simple answer is no. It's not harder to play the piano left handed or right handed. They both present unique sets of challenges that can only be overcome by practicing.

Was Mozart left-handed?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart was known to be ambidextrous (which would be even better for pianists than just being left-handed), but he may well have been born with a preference for his left hand and forced to learn to use his right hand.