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Janice Carissa

piano

A Gilmore Young Artist and winner of Salon de Virtuosi, Janice Carissa has “the multicolored highlights of a mature pianist” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and “strong, sure hands” (Voice of America) that “convey a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece” (Chicago Classical Review). Her artistry has been showcased at an array of renowned stages, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Following her Philadelphia Orchestra debut at age 16, Carissa has since performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the San Diego, Nashville, Kansas City, Amarillo, Des Moines and Jakarta symphonies, among others. Highlights of the 2024-25 season include concerto performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Osmo Vänskä, Erie Philharmonic, Boise Symphony Orchestra and Knoxville Symphony, as well as recital debuts with Washington Performing Arts and the Salon Piano Series of Wisconsin, where she will give the world premiere performance of a new work by fellow Indonesian composer Eunike Tanzil.

Carissa’s passion for chamber music has led her to performances with Bravo! Vail—where she was a piano fellow—and the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society and Jupiter Chamber Concert Series; collaborations with Vadim Gluzman, Miriam Fried, Paul Neuebauer, Lucy Shelton, Marcy Rosen, David Shifrin, Jennifer Cano and Peter Wiley, among other distinguished musicians; and appearances at Marlboro, North Shore, Ravinia, Caramoor and Kneisel Hall festivals.

Born on July 26, 1998, in Indonesia, Carissa left Indonesia 2013 to enter the Curtis Institute of Music with a full scholarship from Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest, where she was a pupil of Gary Graffman. She went on to earn a master of music degree at the Juilliard School, where she studied with Robert McDonald. When away from the piano, she is an avid foodie and loves going on strolls with her camera.