Twenty-six-year-old American pianist Jonathan Biss has already proved himself an accomplished and exceptional musician with a flourishing international reputation through his orchestral, recital, and chamber music performances in North America and Europe and through his EMI Classics recordings. Noted for his prodigious technique, intriguing programs, artistic maturity and versatility, Mr. Biss performs a diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart and Beethoven, through the Romantics to Janáček and Schoenberg as well as works by contemporary composers, including commissions from Leon Kirchner and Lewis Spratlan.

Since he made his New York Philharmonic debut six years ago, Jonathan Biss has appeared with the foremost orchestras of the United States and Europe. He is a frequent performer at leading international music festivals and gives recitals in major music capitals both here and abroad.

In April 2006 EMI Classics signed Mr. Biss to a two-year exclusive contract. His first CD under this contract—an all-Schumann recital consisting of the Fantasie in C, Op. 17, Arabeske in C, Op. 18 and Kreisleriana, Op. 16—was released to widespread praise and reached No. 5 on the classical charts. He recently recorded an all-Beethoven disc, comprising Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Op. 13 (Pathetique), Op. 28 (Pastorale), Op. 90 (Moonlight Sonata), and Op.109. It is scheduled for release by EMI Classics in October 2007. Biss has been a regular guest at the Gardner Museum, and returns this season on September 23 & September 30 to play a two-concert series of the violin and piano sonatas of Bartók and Brahms with his mother, violinist Miriam Fried.