Jan Lisiecki facts for kids
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Jan Lisiecki
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| Birth name | Jan Miłosz Lisiecki |
| Born | March 23, 1995 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics |
Jan Lisiecki is a talented Canadian classical pianist. He was born on March 23, 1995. Jan plays piano all over the world with many different orchestras and conductors. He started recording music for the famous company Deutsche Grammophon when he was just 15 years old. When he turned 18, Jan won important awards like the Gramophone Young Artist Award and the Leonard Bernstein Award.
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Early Life and Learning Music
Jan Lisiecki was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He started taking piano lessons when he was five years old. By the time he was nine, he was already playing with an orchestra for the first time.
Playing for Big Festivals
When Jan was thirteen, he was invited to a special music festival in Warsaw, Poland, called "Chopin and his Europe". There, he played Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra. People at the festival were amazed by his performance. He was invited back the next year to play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1.
Becoming Famous
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute released recordings of Jan's performances from the festival. This was his first album, and it made him known around the world. The recording won an award called the Diapason d’Or Découverte. Music critics praised his "mature musicality." Soon after, when he was 15, Deutsche Grammophon signed an exclusive contract with him. This meant he would record music only for them.
In 2010, Jan performed for Queen Elizabeth II and a huge crowd of 100,000 people. This was part of the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
School and Higher Education
Jan was very smart and skipped four grades in school. He finished high school in Calgary in January 2011. After that, he studied at The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He received a full scholarship to attend this special music school.
Jan Lisiecki in the Media
Jan's piano performances are often shown on TV and radio stations all over the world. Many news outlets in Europe and North America have featured him.
In 2009, a TV show called CBC National News made a documentary about him. It was called The Reluctant Prodigy. In 2019, Jan was part of a special virtual reality project called SchumannVR. This project was about the lives of famous composers Robert and Clara Schumann.
Helping Others
Jan Lisiecki also spends time helping others. He gives his time and performs for charities like the David Foster Foundation and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He also supports the Polish Humanitarian Action. In 2012, he became a UNICEF Ambassador to Canada. He had been a National Youth Representative for UNICEF since 2008.
Awards and Recognitions
Jan Lisiecki has won many awards for his amazing piano playing:
- 2008: Grand Award, Canadian Music Competition
- 2008: Grand Award, Canadian Music Festival (he was the youngest person to win this)
- 2009: Grand Prize, OSM Standard Life Competition (he was the youngest person to win this)
- 2010: Diapason d'Or Découverte Award
- 2010: Gold Award, Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry
- 2010: Révelation Radio-Canada Music
- 2011: Young Artist of Public Francophone Radios
- 2012: UNICEF Ambassador to Canada
- 2013: Juno Nominee, Classical Album of the Year
- 2013: Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice for his Chopin: Études album
- 2013: Gramophone Young Artist of the Year (he was the youngest person to win this)
- 2013: Leonard Bernstein Award, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
- 2013: Canadian Chopin Society, Artist Recognition Award
- 2014: Juno Nominee, Classical Album of the Year
- 2017: Echo Klassik, Concerto Recording of the Year
- 2017: Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice
- 2017: Juno Nominee, Classical Album of the Year
- 2018: Juno Award, Classical Album of the Year
- 2019: Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice for his Mendelssohn album
- 2019: Opus Klassik Nominee, Concerto Recording of the Year
- 2020: Juno Nominee, Classical Album of the Year
- 2020: Diapason d'Or
- 2020: Opus Klassik Nominee, Instrumentalist of the Year
See also
In Spanish: Jan Lisiecki para niños
