RICHARD CLAYDERMAN is a phenomenon. The French pianist, now 61, has sold more than 150m record and helped create a new genre of ‘popular classical’ music. He also became an unlikely pin-up during the ...

Richard Clayderman is a phenomenon. He has taken the art of performing pleasant melodies to the highest level, in terms of both entertainment value and record sales. The 58-year-old French pianist ...

French pianist Richard Clayderman performing at one of his concerts in China. He has held around 500 concerts in nearly 100 cities in the country since 1992. [Photo provided to China Daily] When he ...

Pianist Richard Clayderman during a concert in Suining, Sichuan province of China. Photo / Getty Images The "world's most successful" pianist Richard Clayderman and world renowned Chinese concert ...

Richard Clayderman is by any measure a phenomenally popular pianist. The 68-year-old French pianist is said to have recorded more than 1,400 songs and 200 albums in a solo career that reaches back to ...

Beloved French pianist Richard Clayderman, hailed by The Guinness Book of Records as “the most successful pianist in the world,” will return to Australia this November for his Timeless Romance Tour, ...

The handshake of the prince of romance is firm and warm. His fingers are long, his palms dry, his nails manicured just so. He has to remain vigilant about those, he explains through his interpreter, ...

His name may not be immediately recognizable but his music certainly is: best-selling French pianist Richard Clayderman’s tunes are ubiquitous in public spaces, particularly in China where for decades ...

'In the streets in China, I am often asked for my autograph,' says Richard Clayderman. 'The whole family comes to my concerts – especially children because they learn to play my music in schools. In ...

His name may not be immediately recognizable but his music certainly is: best-selling French pianist Richard Clayderman's tunes are ubiquitous in public spaces, particularly in China where for decades ...