Marc-André Hamelin

Biography

Marc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ (born September 5, 1961) is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Known for his exceptional musicianship and brilliant technique, he is one of the most respected pianists in the classical music field. Hamelin has received 11 Grammy Award nominations and is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. He has recorded numerous albums, including original works and transcriptions, and has collaborated with prestigious labels such as Hyperion Records.

Highlights

• Officer of the Order of Canada
• Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2004)
• Honorary Doctorate from Laval University
• Echo Klassik Award for Instrumentalist of the Year (2014)
• 11 Grammy Award nominations

Discography

• Oeuvres originales et transcriptions1988
• Works by Bolcom and Wolpe1988
• Piano Sonata no. 11990
• The Six Piano Sonatas1991
• Concerto for Solo Piano1992
• Ives: Sonata no. 2 ("Concord, Mass., 1840-1860") / Wright: Sonata1992
• Grand Romantic Virtuoso1992
• Verklärte Nacht / String Quartet no. 2 / Ode to Napoleon1992
• Sonatas / Promenades / Madrigal Stanzas1993
• The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 7: Henselt: Piano Concerto, op. 16 / Variations de concert, op. 11 / Alkan: Concerto da camera, op. 10/1 / Concerto da camera, op. 10/21994
• Grande Sonate "Les Quatre âges" / Sonatine / Le Festin d’Ésope1995
• Piano Music1996
• The Complete Piano Sonatas1996
• Marc‐André Hamelin plays Liszt1997
• The Composer-Pianists1998
• The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 18: Korngold: Piano Concerto in C-sharp for the Left Hand, op. 17 / Marx: Romantisches Klavierkonzert1998
• The Complete Piano Sonatas / Forgotten Melodies I, II1998
• Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J. S. Bach / Variations and Fugue on a Theme of G. P. Telemann / Fünf Humoresken1999
• The People United Will Never Be Defeated!1999
• The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 22: Piano Concerto, op. XXXIX1999
• Fête galante1999
• Leonard Bernstein: The Age of Anxiety (Symphony no. 2) / William Bolcom: Piano Concerto2000
• Farewell to Bohème2000
• The Complete Studies on Chopin’s Études2000
• Sonata / Passacaglia2001
• Fantasy in C major / Etudes Symphoniques / Piano Sonata no. 22001
• Symphony for Solo Piano / Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique2001
• Kaleidoscope2001
• Suicide in an Airplane / Danse sauvage / Sonata 8 and Other Piano Music2002
• Paganini Studies & Schubert March Transcriptions2002
• Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 22003
• The Complete Mazurkas2003
• Ives: Concord Sonata / Barber: Piano Sonata2004
• The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 38: Rubinstein: Piano Concerto no. 4 in D minor / Scharwenka: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor2005
• Iberia2005
• Carnaval / Fantasiestücke / Papillons2005
• Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 83 / Four Piano Pieces, op. 1192006
• Forgotten Melodies I, II2006
• The Piano Quartets2006
• Dukas: Piano Sonata / Decaux: Clairs de lune2006

Awards

• 🏆officier de l'Ordre du Canada
• 🏆chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec‎ (2004)
• 🏆docteur honoris causa de l'Université Laval
• 🏆prix Virginia-Parker
• 🏆prix Echo Klassik de l'instrumentiste de l'année (2014)

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