Jean-Marc Luisada

Today at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-C's Metro campus, pianist Jean-Marc Luisada will bring the worlds of classical repertoire and film together for the launch of the 2023-24 Classical Piano Series at Cuyahoga Community College. Inspired by his favorite cinematic masterpieces that have impacted his life, Luisada’s performance will incorporate sound, image and text in a unique multi-media concert experience. Admission is free, but a ticket is required. The free event begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium (11150 East Blvd.) in University Circle. Seating is free, but tickets are required. Born in Tunisia, Luisada began playing piano at age 6. He studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England and then enrolled at the Conservatoire de Paris when he was 16. He took fifth place in the 11th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1985 and had toured Europe, Asia and the U.S. before age 30. Luisada is considered one of the most important interpreters in the world of Frederic Chopin’s music. Among his recordings are the waltzes and mazurkas of Chopin and the infrequently heard chamber version of the first Chopin piano concerto, recorded with the Talich Quartet.