Jan Lisiecki

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Jan Milosz Lisiecki (born March 23, 1995) is a classical pianist. He is most well known as being extremely accomplished in piano as well as in academics at a young age. Life and career Jan Miłosz Lisiecki was born in Calgary, Canada to Polish parents. He has been studying piano since the age of five at the Mount Royal University Conservatory. At age 17, Jan is already making a name for himself on the Canadian and international stage. He had his orchestral debut at the age of 9, and has since performed more than 100 times with orchestras in Canada and internationally, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Minnesota Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sinfonia Varsovia, to name a few. On January 1, 2010 Jan had the honour to open the Chopin 200th Birthday celebrations from the composers’ birthplace, Żelazowa Wola. In January 2010, he gave a “dazzling” performance of the Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E minor at the MIDEM Classical Awards Gala in Cannes, France. In April, Jan was asked to substitute for Nelson Freire in four concerts France, in May he opened the Seoul International Music Festival in Korea. In July he performed for Her Majesty the Queen of England and a hundred thousand people on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. In October he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Since 2010 he is represented by IMG Artists. Jan is already engaged for the 2011/2012

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Night Music

Chopin: Complete Nocturnes

Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Górecki

Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra

Chopin: Études

Mendelssohn

Schumann

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos.20 & 21

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos.20 21

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The Great Classical Works

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Chopin & Mozart: Jan Lisiecki

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Chopin: Works For Piano Orchestra

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