Jan Lisiecki
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Lisiecki in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jan Miłosz Lisiecki |
| Born |
March 23, 1995 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Website | janlisiecki |
Jan Miłosz Lisiecki (born March 23, 1995) is a Canadian classical pianist of Polish descent. In addition to performing in live concerts, he has been a recording artist with Deutsche Grammophon since 2010.
Lisiecki was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Polish parents. He began studying piano at the age of five. Lisiecki had his orchestral debut at the age of 9, and has since performed with orchestras in Canada and internationally, including the New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. Lisiecki has performed with conductors Claudio Abbado, David Zinman, Paavo Järvi, Antonio Pappano, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. On January 1, 2010 Lisiecki opened the Chopin 200th Birthday celebrations from the composers’ birthplace, Żelazowa Wola. The same month, he performed Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E minor at the MIDEM Classical Awards Gala in Cannes, France. Lisiecki performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and a hundred thousand people on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the Canada Day 2011 celebrations.
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