Let's make this birthday one to remember.

69 years old (Born on July 01, 1955)

Happy Birthday, Nikolai Demidenko! May your day be filled with as much brilliance and flair as your legendary fingers dancing across the keys. Your unforgettable interpretation of Medtner's Piano Concertos No. 2 and 3 still echoes joyfully in our ears—earning you that well-deserved Gramophone Award back in '92.

Here's to another year of captivating audiences worldwide, dazzling critics effortlessly, and reminding us all why classical music is timelessly cool (and occasionally humorous). Keep hitting those high notes—and remember: age only matters if you're cheese or wine; luckily for musicians like you, it just makes performances richer!