Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations and technique testify to a maturity far in advance of his years. At the age of 28, this Canadian can be seen giving concerts on the world’s great stages across the globe. In recent years, he has built up close relationships with conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniel Harding, Manfred Honeck and Claudio Abbado and has performed with renowned orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Orchestre de Paris, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the London Symphony Orchestra. Recent re-invitations have brought him together again with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Filarmonica della Scala and others.

At the age of 18, Jan Lisiecki was the youngest ever winner of the Young Artist Award by Gramophone Magazine and received the Leonard Bernstein Award. At the age of 15, the musician signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. His cycle of Beethoven songs recorded with Matthias Goerne was awarded the Diapason d’Or. Lisiecki’s eighth recording for this traditional label – a double album of Frédéric Chopin’s collected Nocturnes – immediately reached the top of the classical music charts in North America and Europe. After his inspiring concerts with the orchestra in 2023, the outstanding pianist will return to the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

Maxim Emelyanychev, Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Baroque ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro and, from 2025, Principal Guest Conductor of the Stockholm Radio Symphony Orchestra, made his conducting debut at the age of 12. He received his training in conducting and piano in his hometown of Nizhny Novgorod and at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Today, this musician, born in 1988, is in demand internationally and performs throughout Europe and in Japan. In recent years, he has debuted on the most important stages and with renowned orchestras including the Royal Opera House and the Orchestre de Paris, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin and others.

Last season, Maxim Emelyanychev performed at the London Proms, debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic and with the New Japan Philharmonic, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the WDR Symphony Orchestra and others. A versatile musician, he has also recorded Schubert’s 9th Symphony and the Mendelssohn Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. With the ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, he recorded the Handel Symphony ›Agrippina‹ and the album ›In War and Peace – Harmony Through Music‹ which was honoured with a Gramophone Award in 2017. He received the ICMA Award 2019 for his Brahms piano and violin sonatas with Aylen Pritchin and his Mozart sonatas on fortepiano. His recordings of Mozart symphonies with Il Pomo d’Oro were honoured with the Edison Klassiek Award 2023.