Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation.

A laureate of the 1989 Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud and the 1991 Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions. Mr. Ganz has appeared with as soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe and Asia including the St. Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, National Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, the City of London Sinfonia, L'Orchestre Lamoureux, L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, performing with notable conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, Piotr Gajewski, and Yoel Levi. He has performed in some of the world’s major concert halls including the Beaux-Arts in Brussels, De Doelen in Rotterdam, L'Arena Theater in Verona, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and Suntory Hall in Tokyo.

The Washington Post has written: “One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth.” For many years Mr. Ganz has made it his mission to join vivid music making with warmth and intimacy onstage to produce a new kind of listening experience, in which great works come to life with authentic emotional power. As La Libre Belgique stated, "We don't have the words to speak of this fabulous musician who lives music with a generous urgency and brings his public into a state of intense joy."

In January of 2011 Mr. Ganz began a monumental, multi-year project in partnership with the National Philharmonic to perform the complete works of Frédéric Chopin at the Music Center at Strathmore; concerts that have been widely hailed and performed before regularly sold out audiences.  Tonight’s recital marks the 11th recital of the series. Other recent concert highlights include Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Alba Music Festival in Italy and with the National Philharmonic at Strathmore, Mozart's Piano Concerto K. 466 with the Annapolis Symphony and Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto with the Billings Symphony (viewable on YouTube). In September 2019 he made his theatrical debut at the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries in Whistler and Music, an imagined dialogue between American artist James Whistler and a musician exploring connections between Debussy’s music and the artist’s 10 O’Clock Lecture, which included excerpts from the lecture and music of Debussy. More recently he performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto K. 488 with the Virginia Chamber Orchestra at the new Capital One Hall in Virginia.

Mr. Ganz made his recording debut on the Gailly label in Belgium. His recordings of Chopin and Dutilleux have been released on the Accord label in Paris.  In 2001 he began a project to record the complete works of Frederic Chopin for Maestoso Records. Mr. Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence. He taught for 21 years at the Peabody Conservatory. He is the Artist-Editor of the Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin’s Preludes.