Jean-Marc Luisada | |
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 Luisada in August 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 June 1958 Bizerte, Tunisia |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Jean-Marc Luisada (born 3 June 1958) is a French pianist born in Bizerte, Tunisia. He started on the piano at six years old, "the normal age". [1]
At the age of 16 he began studies at the Conservatoire de Paris under Dominique Merlet and Marcel Ciampi (piano) and Geneviève Joy-Dutilleux (chamber music). He has also studied with Nikita Magaloff and Paul Badura-Skoda.
In 1985, he won fifth prize at the XI International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
At 29 he had performed in Europe, the United States, and Asia [1] and was known as a performer of "outstanding brilliance". [2]
Luisada signed an exclusive agreement with RCA Red Seal in 1998. [3] Among his recordings are the waltzes and mazurkas of Chopin [4] and the infrequently-heard chamber version of the first Chopin piano concerto, recorded with the Talich Quartet.
Luisada is on the faculty of École Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot. [3] Luisada calls himself a human being of the 19th century and often mentions his love for the past and history in his music. [5]
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