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Jan Lisiecki
* 23 marca 1995 (Calgary)
Critics call Jan Milosz Lisiecki an "aristocrat of the piano", and "extraordinary talent" and praise him for mature and "remarkable poetic and imaginatively executed".
Jan Milosz Lisiecki was born on March 23, 1995 in Calgary, Canada, and has been studying piano since the age of five with Colleen Athparia and Glen Montgomery at the Mount Royal College Conservatory.
At age 14, 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 35 times with orchestras in Canada and internationally, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, L’Orchestre Symphonique du Quebec, Minnesota Orchestra, and Sinfonia Varsovia, to name a few. Most recently, Jan performed the Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in c-minor under the baton of Pinchas Zukerman at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa to a full house and receive a spontaneous standing ovation. He is booked to perform with orchestras and solo in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.
Jan Milosz has played at Carnegie Hall, the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Kaufman Hall, Salle Cortot and has shared the stage with Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, James Ehnes, and Emanuel Ax. He will be collaborating with the New Zealand String Quartet, Quatour Ebene, and James Campbell.
Jan has won a litany of major Canadian music titles. In 2008 he won the Grand Award in both the Canadian Music Competitions (June 2008) and the Canadian Music Festival (August 2008, as the youngest in history). Jan has been very successful in seven international competitions in the USA, Italy, England, and Japan.
Last summer, Jan performed the Chopin F minor Concerto with Sinfonia Varsovia and was named the sensation of the prestigious festival "Chopin and His Europe" in Poland. On August 20, 2009, he will return to Warsaw performing Chopin E minor Concerto with Howard Shelley conducting. In 2009 Jan is invited to six International Summer Music Festivals: Festival of the Sound, Brott Music Festival, Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Festival d’Auvers sur Oise, Festival de Musique de Menton, and the International Festival "Chopin and His Europe". He has performed solo recitals in England, Scotland, France, Poland, USA, and Canada.
His performances have been broadcast nationally on both CBC Radio in Canada, French Television 3 and the Radio 2 and TV2 in Poland. Jan was featured in the CBC Next! Series on March 1, 2009, on Sunday Afternoon in Concert as one of the most promising young artists in Canada.
Jan performs frequently for various charity organizations, including the David Foster Foundation, the Polish Humanitarian Organization and the Wish Upon a Star Foundation. In June 2008 he was been appointed a National Youth Representative by UNICEF Canada.
He also played for many politicians and government representatives, including a recital at Rideau Hall for Her Excellency, The Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean. In a letter to Jan, Her Excellency wrote:
"You are an inspiration to children and adults across Canada."
Also a composer, his work has won prizes at the National Finals of the Canada Music Week Writing Competition and in the CBC Mozart Variations Competition. Upon the school board's recommendation Jan was accelerated four grades and is an International Baccalaureate student of Western Canada High School.
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