Marc-André Hamelin (8.05 asendus)

Hamelin is a pianist’s pianist whose performances are always worth hearing.

"A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), pianist Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as 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.

American critic Alex Ross has suggested that the Canadian virtuoso ‘is admired for his monstrously brilliant technique and his questing, deep-thinking approach’ – something readily apparent in his exploration of corners of the repertoire rarely entered by other pianists. Of his recording of the Dukas rarity, Gramophone wrote: ‘Hamelin, one needs hardly say, makes light of any difficulty, clarifying complex textures and subtly highlighting different voices with myriad keyboard colours.’