Just 22, Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki has won acclaim for his extraordinary interpretive maturity, distinctive sound, and poetic sensibility. The New York Times has called him "a pianist who makes every note count". Lisiecki's insightful interpretations, refined technique, and natural affinity for art give him a musical voice that belies his age.

 

 

Jan Lisiecki was born to Polish parents in Canada in 1995. He began piano lessons at the age of five and made his concerto debut four years later, while always rebuffing the label of "child prodigy”. His approach to music is a refreshing combination of dedication, skill, enthusiasm and a realistic perspective on the career of a musician.

 

The remarkable 22-year-old musician made his debut in the main auditorium at New York's Carnegie Hall in January 2016. In its rave review, The New York Times noted that it was an "uncommonly sensitive performance". Other significant performances included subscription series debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and multiple tours, including with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Jan also performs concertos leading from the piano, with ensembles such as the Zürich Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Salzburg.

 

 

 

In the 2017/18 season, Jan will perform extensively across the world, including recital tours of Europe and Asia, and subscription debuts with the Boston Symphony, Wiener Symphoniker, and Staatskapelle Dresden, among others.

 

Foremost radio and television networks in Europe and North America have extensively broadcast Lisiecki's performances, he was also the subject of the CBC National News documentary The Reluctant Prodigy. In 2013 he received the Leonard Bernstein Award at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and was also named as Gramophone magazine's Young Artist of the Year.

 

1. Frédéric Chopin

Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2

2. Robert Schumann

The Nachtstücke, Op. 23
I. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend
II. Markiert und lebhaft
III. Mit grosser Lebhaftigkeit
IV. Einfach

3. Maurice Ravel

Gaspard de la Nuit
I. Ondine. Lent
II. Le Gibet. Très lent
III. Scarbo. Modéré

 

- Intermission -

 

1. Sergei Rachmaninoff

Cinq Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
I. Élégie
II. Prélude
III. Mélodie
IV. Polichinelle
V. Sérénade

2. Frédéric Chopin

Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1

3. Frédéric Chopin

Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20