Marc-André Hamelin
Piano
Marc-André Hamelin’s 2025–26 season began with a tour of Australia and Asia, featuring concerto and recital appearances with the Sydney Symphony, concerto engagements with the Wuxi, Ningbo, and Shenzhen symphonies, and solo recitals in Adelaide, Xiamen, and Shenzhen. In North America, he appears this season with the Philadelphia Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and on tour with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. European appearances include the Bavarian State Orchestra, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Bremen Philharmonic, Wigmore Hall, Schubertiade, MDR Wartburg, and Chipping Campden Festival. Further recitals take place in Italy, the Netherlands, and Berlin, along with an extensive duo tour with pianist Maria João Pires.
An exclusive recording artist for Hyperion Records, Hamelin has released 92 recordings including a broad range of solo, orchestral, and chamber repertoire. This month, Hyperion releases Found Objects / Sound Objects, a recording of contemporary works. Recent recordings include Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata as well as Dvořák and Price quintets with the Takács Quartet. Also a noted composer, Hamelin has written more than 30 works, many of which are published by Edition Peters.
Hamelin is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the German Record Critics’ Association, as well as more than 20 of its quarterly awards. Other honors include eight Juno Awards, 11 Grammy nominations, the 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize from Northwestern University, and the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award from the Ontario Arts Foundation. Hamelin is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. Born in Montreal, Hamelin lives in the Boston area with his wife, Cathy Fuller, a producer and host at Classical WCRB. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in November 2006.