Zoe Saldana's birth year was 1978.
Philippe Bianconi -LRB- born in Nice , France on 27 March 1960 -RRB- is a French pianist .. French. France. pianist. pianist. Bianconi studied at the Conservatoire de Nice with Simone Delbert-Fevrier and later in Paris with Gaby Casadesus and in Freiburg Vitalij Margulis .. Conservatoire de Nice. Conservatoire de Nice. Simone Delbert-Fevrier. Simone Delbert-Fevrier. Gaby Casadesus. Gaby Casadesus. Vitalij Margulis. Vitalij Margulis. At the age of 17 , he won first prize at the Jeunesses musicales competition in Belgrade ; he went on to win first prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition and the Silver Medal in the 1985 Van Cliburn Competition .. Cleveland International Piano Competition. Casadesus International Piano Competition. 1985 Van Cliburn Competition. Seventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1987 he has performed in major concert halls and festivals around the world .. Apart from solo recitals and chamber music , he has performed with many leading orchestras and conductors .. The Washington Post has described him as an artist whose playing is `` always close to the soul of the music , filling the space with poetry and life '' .. Washington Post. Washington Post. He has been appointed as the director of The Conservatoire Americain de Fontainebleau in September 2014 .