Charles Richard-Hamelin

About

The artist

Charles Richard-Hamelin is a concert pianist from Quebec whose international career accelerated after he won the silver medal and the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Raised in the Lanaudière region, he studied at McGill University, the Yale School of Music, and the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal. His repertoire spans solo piano, concertos, and chamber music, with Chopin at its centre and substantial recordings of Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, and Brahms. He has appeared with major Canadian and international orchestras and at festivals in Europe, Asia, and North America. Richard-Hamelin is also an invited professor at the Université de Montréal, a role he has held since 2020. His honours include the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec and the 2022 Prix Denise-Pelletier, which made him the youngest recipient in that award's history. In 2026, the Université de Montréal documented his continuing concert and teaching career, while Apple Music listed Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas with Andrew Wan as his latest release on June 5. Current teaching, management, and professional records support Montréal as his Canadian base.