Monday, October 3, 2011
Henri-Paul Sicsic, piano
Brookes Chapel at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 4, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Master Class
Brookes Chapel

Canadian pianist Henri-Paul Sicsic thrills audiences across North America and Europe with his intense, passionate and imaginative performances.

A concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, pianist Henri-Paul Sicsic has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, the Pasadena Philharmonic, the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, the Abbotsford Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, among others. His performances have been aired in New York City on WQXR radio, on the National French program “France Musique” in other major centers in the U.S. and on the C.B.C. in Canada. 

His teachers include Juliette Audibert-Lambert (herself a student of Gabriel Fauré and of Alfred Cortot ), Pierre Sancan, and renowned pianist and master teacher John Perry.

Honors and teaching history

Henri-Paul Sicsic is also an inspired pedagogue with a tremendous following.  He was appointed to the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto in July of 2007.  In 2005 he received the Killam Teaching Prize, one of the highest academic honours awarded in Canada. Sicsic taught at Rice University from 1986 to 1992 as the associate of eminent artist-teacher John Perry.  He was a member of the piano faculty at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver for thirteen years.  His strong commitment to teaching and ability to enrich and inspire young talents is legendary, and his students have distinguished themselves at the national and international levels, earning prestigious Fulbright and Canada Council grants and winning top prizes and awards at major competitions. At the Conservatoire de Nice, France, Sicsic was awarded a first prize with honours in piano, a first prize in chamber music, and a conducting diploma.  As a pianist, he also received a first prize at the Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice Competition and top prize at the Royaume de la Musique National Radio Competition in France.

Henri-Paul is a proponent of the Alexander Technique and also studies Tai Chi Chuan.  He enjoys French cuisine and is an avid runner.

Visit his website at www.henripaulsicsic.com.