Janice Carissa

2022 GILMORE YOUNG ARTIST Janice Carissa

Indonesian pianist and 2022 Gilmore Young Artist Janice Carissa began her musical journey at age five studying with her pianist mother. At 15 she entered the Curtis Institute of Music, where she continues her studies today under the tutelage of professors Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald.

A rapidly rising star, Ms. Carissa has captivated audiences from the Sydney Opera House to The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. She has appeared as a guest artist with The Philadelphia Orchestra under the batons of Cristian Măcelaru and Stéphane Denève and filled in for André Watts as soloist with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Ms. Carissa moved to Philadelphia in 2013. When she’s not practicing or performing, she stays busy exploring the city’s culinary scene. An accomplished photographer, she also enjoys capturing portraits of fellow musicians. In Philadelphia, Ms. Carissa is an active local performer, having appeared with the John Hopkins Symphony, Eastern Wind Symphony, Bay Atlantic Symphony, and more.

Ms. Carissa has won prizes at the Aspen Music Festival and Indonesia Pusaka Competition and has been awarded the Arkady Fomin Scholarship and Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant. A deeply devoted chamber musician, she has appeared at festivals from Marlboro to Ravinia and premiered new works by composers like Timo Andres and Alyssa Weinberg.