Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, who performed at La Scala, dies aged 82

Maurizio Pollini performs at Carnegie Hall in New York (Robert Mecea/AP)

Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died aged 82.

Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement. The announcement did not give a cause of death, but Pollini had been forced to cancel a concert at the Salzburg Festival in 2022 because of heart problems.