Jan Lisiecki

Jan Lisieckis interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age At 24 the Canadian performs over a hundred yearly concerts worldwide and has worked closely with conductors such as Antonio Pappano Yannick NézetSéguin Daniel Harding and Claudio Abbado Following his acclaimed Night Music recitals 2019 sees Lisiecki present both a new solo recital programme and a Beethoven Lieder programme with Matthias Goerne Return invitations include Boston Symphony Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Santa Cecilia Camerata Salzburg and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for performances at Carnegie Hall and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Lisiecki has appeared with the New York Philharmonic San Francisco Symphony Staatskapelle Dresden Bavarian Radio Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra Having signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon at fifteen Lisieckis sixth album for the label sees him leading the Academy of St Martin in the Fields from the piano for all five Beethoven concertos The September 2019 release recorded live from Konzerthaus Berlin is the first within the labels celebration of the Beethoven Year 2020 His earlier recordings have been awarded with the JUNO Award and ECHO Klassik At eighteen Lisiecki became both the youngest ever recipient of Gramophones Young Artist Award and received the Leonard Bernstein Award He was named UNICEF Ambassador to Canada in 2012