2012 | Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble | Marc-André Hamelin | | The JUNO Awards

Marc-André Hamelin has recorded over 35 CDs for Hyperion, including concertos by Alkan, Bernstein, Bolcom, Busoni, Korngold, Joseph Marx, Rubinstein, Scharwenka and Shostakovich, as well as works for solo piano by Alkan, Catoire, Grainger, Medtner, Reger, Roslavets and Rzewski. He has also recorded brilliantly received performances of Haydn, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Albeniz. Hamelin was recently presented with a rarely bestowed lifetime achievement prize by the German Record Critics’ Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik). Marc-André Hamelin was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2003 and a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Québec in 2004. He is also a member of the Royal Society of Canada.