Draft:Jan Liebermann

Jan Liebermann (born 2005) is a German Organist.

Career
Jan Liebermann received his first piano lessons at the age of seven and was musically promoted two years later at Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. In 2018, he began his organ studies with Bernhard Zosel in Kronberg. In December 2019, he was accepted as a young student into the Young Academy of the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts, a support program for highly gifted musicians aged 14 and older. There, he continued his studies in the organ class of Carsten Wiebusch. Additionally, he receives piano lessons in the master class of the International Piano Institute Bad Homburg with Lev Natochenny.

Since the winter semester of 2022/2023, he has been studying organ performance at the University of Music in Mainz under Gerhard Gnann.

Concert activity
His concert activities led him to significant centers of organ music, including Freiberg Cathedral, Essen Minster, Freiburg Minster, Southwark Cathedral in London, Truro Cathedral, the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart, St Michael's Church in Hamburg, St Jacobi in Lübeck, and St Lambert's Church in Münster. Furthermore, he performed as part of renowned organ series such as the "Frankfurt Organ Days" at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Frankfurt am Main and the "Hörprobe" concert series by the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

In spring of 2024, the 18-year-old artist performed all six trio sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach from memory at several public concerts. The debut concert on February 5th was broadcast live from the organ hall of the Hochschule für Musik in Mainz and was moderated by Gerhard Gnann.

Videography
Jan Liebermann regularly publishes videos on his YouTube channel featuring a variety of works by Bach (BWV 525–530, BWV 541, BWV 543, BWV 593), Maurice Duruflé (Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain), Charles-Marie Widor, and other significant composers.

Competition prizes

 * 2019: 1st Prize (ex aequo) at the International Piano Competition for Youth and Special Prize "Bach"
 * 2020: Young Talent Award at the first virtual Organ Competition in Deidesheim
 * 2020: 2nd Prize at the International Young Organist Competition Moscow
 * 2021: 1st National Prize (25) at the "Jugend musiziert" competition in the category "Organ Solo"
 * 2023: 2nd Prize at the International Organ Competition Wuppertal
 * 2023: Finalist Award at the Concours International d’Orgue de Dudelange

Special prizes

 * 2021: Special Prize from the Musikleben Foundation
 * 2021: Drosihn Sponsorship Award from the Lions Club Wiesbaden
 * 2021: Scholarship from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation for the Promotion of Young Artists
 * 2024: Culture Promotion Prize from the Rotary Club Mainz-Churmeyntz for Students of the HfM

Web links

 * Website of Jan Liebermann
 * Kanal of Jan Liebermann bei YouTube