Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pages on December 28, 1953, Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the original compositions by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, and instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie sound tracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of most popular works of classical music.His father who was a piano teacher began teaching the piano to him at a very young age. It is said that, at the age of six, he could read music more adeptly than his native language. At the age of twelve, he was accepted at the Conservatoire of Music where, at sixteen, he won first prize of the piano. He was predicted a promising career as a classical pianist. Ballade pour Adeline is a 1976 instrumental composed by Paul de Senneville and played by Richard Clayderman. Paul de Senneville composed the piece as a tribute to his newborn daughter, Adeline. This ballade was also played as the theme piece of one of the old shows of the Philippines on GMA Network in the 1983 to 1996, "Lovingly Yours, Helen" hosted by the late Helen Vela.
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