Charles Richard-Hamelin

Charles Richard-Hamelin is, for me, proof that you don't need to win first prize to win hearts. His silver medal at the 2015 Chopin Competition came with the sonata prize, and his Chopin playing has a poetic restraint I find deeply moving; nothing is showy, everything serves the line. From Joliette in Quebec and trained partly at Yale, he carries himself like a serious musician's musician. Later honours like the Prix Denise-Pelletier confirmed his standing at home. When I want Chopin that feels searching rather than spectacular, his recordings are where I go.

Name (English)

Charles Richard-Hamelin

Name (Japanese)

シャルル・リシャール＝アムラン

Reading

しゃるる・りしゃーる＝あむらん

Born

July 17, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada

Occupation

pianist

University

Yale University

Awards & achievements

• 2015 XVII International Chopin Piano Competition
• 2017 Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
• 2016 Choquette-Symcox Award
• 2022 Prix Denise-Pelletier

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.charlesrichardhamelin.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Quebec
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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