Jan Lisiecki

Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age. At 26, the Canadian performs over a hundred yearly concerts worldwide, and has worked closely with conductors such as Antonio Pappano, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniel Harding, Manfred Honeck, and Claudio Abbado. At the age of 15, Lisiecki signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, securing both JUNO and ECHO Klassik awards and at 18, Lisiecki became both the youngest ever recipient of Gramophone’s Young Artist Award, as well as the Leonard Bernstein Award. He was named UNICEF Ambassador to Canada in 2012. Following his acclaimed Night Music recitals, Lisiecki presented both a new solo recital programme and a Beethoven Lieder cycle with baritone Matthias Goerne (the recording of which was awarded the Diapason d’Or), at the Salzburg Festival . Recent return invitations include Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for performances at Carnegie Hall and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Lisiecki has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestre de Paris, Bavarian Radio Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra.