“There hasn’t been a foreign pianist who has caused such a stir since Glenn Gould’s arrival in Moscow in the midst of the Cold War, or Van Cliburn’s victory at the Tchaikovsky Competition.”—Olivier Bellamy, The Huffington Post.
The 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition sensation Lucas Debargue gained worldwide attention for his remarkable background and ‘genius-like playing’ (Boris Berezovsky) at one of the world’s foremost piano competitions. He started formal piano training aged 20. Only four years later he won the fourth prize, was described as ‘the real winner’ of the competition and received the Music Critics’ Association award as ‘the pianist whose incredible gift, artistic vision and creative freedom have impressed the critics as well as the audience’.
His talents have since shot him to the top of the classical music scene, where he now makes his career on the world's most prestigious stages, with concert engagements following one after the other.
In this series, medici.tv spotlights Debargue's many achievements, both past, and present. Relive three solo recitals from the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition that thrilled critics and audiences alike. Experience two recent performances: a solo recital at the 2017 Verbier Festival, and a live webcasted concert at the Fondation Louis Vuitton celebrating his most recent album. Watch the artist's friend Martin Mirabel's documentary Lucas Debargue: To Music. Learn all about the brilliant young pianist at a pivotal moment in his early career!
Lucas Debargue's albums are available here.
Lucas Debargue appears courtesy of Sony Classical.
Photo: Lucas Debargue © Felix Broede/SONY Music Entertainment
