Janice Carissa: Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series

Indonesian pianist and 2022 Gilmore Young Artist Janice Carissa will be performing the Bender JCC as part of the Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series.

Janice Carissa began her musical journey at age five studying with her pianist mother. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald, and is pursuing a master’s degree at The Juilliard School with Robert McDonald. In 2022, she signed with Opus 3 Artists for management, and in 2023, she will be a featured soloist with Sacramento Philharmonic, Promusica Chamber Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, and the Tacoma and Battle Creek symphonies.

A Gilmore Young Artist and winner of Salon de Virtuosi, Janice Carissa has “the multicolored highlights of a mature pianist”
-Philadelphia Inquirer

Janice Carissa will be performing:

–BACH-BUSONI Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
–RZEWSKI Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
–BRAHMS Op. 119
–GRANADOS Allegro de Concierto
–SCRIABIN Sonata No. 3