Jan LisieckiPiano
About This Performance
“Jan Lisiecki. Remember the name,” asserts London’s Financial Times; “ the most complete pianist of his age,” adds the BBC. A dynamic phenomenon from an early age, this gifted artist returns to San Francisco Performances with an ambitious program showcasing his powerful technique and what The New York Times calls “pristine, lyrical and intelligent” interpretive gifts.
THE SHENSON PIANO SERIES
Program
World of Dance:
Dance-inspired works by MARTINŮ, DE FALLA, SZYMANOWSKI, SCHUBERT, and BARTÓK
Performance Sponsors
James R. Meehan
Artist Information
Performer Biography
Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age. At 28, 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.
In 2021–22, Lisiecki presented a new recital programme featuring Chopin’s Nocturnes and Études in more than 30 cities all around the globe. Recent return invitations include Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for performances at Carnegie Hall and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Lisiecki recently performed a Beethoven Lieder cycle with baritone Matthias Goerne, among others at the Salzburg Festival, and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestre de Paris, Bavarian Radio Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra.