“Pristine, lyrical and intelligent” -The New York Times
After debuting at the age of 9, classical pianist Jan Lisiecki has traveled the world since, marveling audiences with his precocious talent and remarkable skill. Born on the 23rd of
March 1995 in Calgary, Canada Called the «reluctant prodigy» of classical music, Jan Lisiecki
is a young man whose bearing and composure suggest a maturity well beyond his years, yet the discernible twinkle in the eye and coltish toss of the head betray the youthful joy he brings to classical performance. In spite of this youth, he has already been afforded comparisons to Maurizio Pollini, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Krystian Zimerman. He has even
been called the Mozart of our times.
Lisiecki rebuffs the labels of «genius» or «child prodigy», confiding that such classifications put a great burden on a young artist as the world watches «what will he do, what will
he become?» And such pressure is certainly «not good for the child». His approach to music is a refreshing combination of dedication, skill, enthusiasm and a realistic perspective on the
career of a musician.
While it may seem that Mozart and Chopin are something of an obsession for the young pianist, absorbing a relatively large area of the scope of his interests, Lisiecki insists that his interests are
varied and he reaches for various composers at various points in time. It is the comparisons with a young Mozart or Chopin that has formulated an association in the minds of the public that
he incorporates these masters for the modern piano. As for his approach to style, Lisiecki says his aim is always to perform the music in a way that carries forward the beauty and brilliance of
the original composition, rather than highlight any particular quirks or effects that would grant him a recognizable style. In this way he has demonstrated that he is capable of rendering an
original composition remarkably close to the way it was intended
to be played by the composer himself.
Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age. At 27, 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.
Jan Lisiecki. Remember the name. » - The Financial Times
Program:
Frederic Chopin
“Poems of the Night”
Étude in C major Op. 10 No. 1
Nocturne in C minor Op. Posth.
Étude in A minor Op. 10 No. 2
Nocturne in E major Op. 62 No. 2
Étude in E major Op. 10 No. 3
Étude in C-sharp minor Op. 10 No. 4
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1
Nocturne in D-flat major Op. 27 No. 2
Étude in G-flat major Op. 10 No. 5
Étude in E-flat minor Op. 10 No. 6
Nocturne in E-flat major Op. 9 No. 2
Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1
Nocturne in G minor Op. 15 No. 3
Étude in C major Op. 10 No. 7
Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No. 1
Étude in F major Op. 10 No. 8
Étude in F minor Op. 10 No. 9
Nocturne in B-flat minor Op. 9 No. 1
Étude in A-flat major Op. 10 No. 10
Nocturne in A-flat major Op. 32 No. 2
Étude in E-flat major Op. 10 No. 11
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. Posth.
Étude in C minor Op. 10 No. 12
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