Press kit, Marc-André Hamelin · Press kit, official use
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin, a “performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), is acclaimed worldwide for his unrivaled consummate musicianship. He continues to amass praise for his brilliant pianism in the great works of the repertoire, and for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. He regularly performs around the globe with the leading orchestras and conductors of our time, and gives recitals at major concert venues and festivals worldwide. Hamelin’s 2026/2027 season spans Asia, North America, and Europe, with a wide breadth of orchestral, recital, and chamber music engagements. He opens the season at the Tsinandali Festival in Georgia, where he gives a solo recital and joins violinist Lisa Batiashvili for the Chausson Concert. He then tours Asia, performing Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra under Roberto Abbado and with the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra led by Yu Ji, along with solo recitals in Chengdu, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Xiamen. In North America, orchestral highlights include performances with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Gemma New; Vancouver Symphony under Otto Tausk;the Utah Symphony led by Markus Poschner;the Milwaukee Symphony and Kwame Ryan; the Oregon Symphony under Shiyeon Sung; the Orchestre symphonique de Québec under Clemens Schuldt; the Rochester Philharmonic with Andreas Delfs; and a chamber program with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Recital highlights include the world premiere of his 24 Preludes commissioned by Chamber Music in Napa Valley, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Merkin Hall in New York, Keyboard Concerts in Fresno..
