"A marvelous pianist who also enjoys being a showman." (Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh)

"Where Paul Bisaccia goes, fun follows."
(The Barrie Examiner, Ontario)

"A marvelous pianist who also enjoys being a showman....On all of (the pieces) Bisaccia played with precision and taste." (Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh)

"Delightful! His style of presentation was warm, informative, and engaging. His playing was astounding....We will surely have him return."
(Melvin Rookus, Nardin Park United Methodist Church, Farmington Hills, MI)

"Outstanding! His rapport with the audience was engaging, insightful, and entertaining and his playing was mesmerizing." (Donita Aruny, Shoreline Arts Alliance, Guilford CT)

"What a wonderful program Paul gave yesterday! It was very well received by the audience and he and I talked about a return visit next year."
(Carl Gilmer, First Congregational Church, Hendersonville, North Carolina)

"Numerous standing ovations...utterly breathtaking from beginning to end!...the audience was completely spellbound." (Victor Fields, Trinity United Church of Christ, York, Pennsylvania)

"Paul Bisaccia's 'American in Paris' program brought the audience to their feet. It wasn't one of those 'OK - the person next to me is going to stand up; guess I'd better get up too' kind of ovations, but the genuine, spontaneous, cheers-erupting-out-of-sheer-joy type." (Ellen Tryba Chen, Artistic Chair, Steinway Society of the Bay Area, CA)

''Paul Bisaccia remains a favorite of our concert audience. His presentation of 'The Great American Piano' was outstanding--technically accurate, and extremely entertaining. We hope to have him back again." (David Adkins, First United Methodist Church, Boulder CO, presenter)

"Absolutely fabulous! We really enjoyed every minute." (Jeffrey Seekins, First Presbyterian Church, Lockport NY, presenter)

"He's a performer through and through, and always delights." (Don H. Horisberger, Music in the Nave, Lake Forest IL, presenter)

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Paul Bisaccia

concert Pianist

"For Gershwin interpretations, Bisaccia wins hands down."
(American Record Guide)

Paul Bisaccia has performed concerts on four continents. His vast repertoire includes the great piano classics as well as the complete solo piano music of George Gershwin. He was the first artist to record the complete solo piano music of Gershwin and his PBS television special “Gershwin by Bisaccia” has been broadcast throughout the U.S. and seen by millions. The program was also dubbed into Mandarin Chinese for broadcast in Asia. The American Record Guide says, “For Gershwin interpretations Bisaccia wins hands down.” Michael Feinstein calls “Paul Bisaccia and the Great American Piano” his second television show for PBS “imaginative, fun, well played and totally satisfying.” His third television program, “Chopin by Bisaccia” is now available on his most recent DVD release, “Bisaccia on Television.”

Bisaccia is a protégé of renowned Brazilian pianist Luiz de Moura Castro and is a summa cum laude graduate of the Hartt School of Music where he ranked highest in his graduating class. He made his European debut at age 17 and has returned to perform in Romania, in Germany, to participate in the International Symposium on Musical Interpretation in Spain, and to perform in Switzerland and Rome. He has also made several performance tours in South America and Asia.

In the United States Bisaccia has been featured on NPR’s Performance Today and in showcase performances for the American Liszt Society. At the invitation of the Virgil Fox Society, Bisaccia performed the Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto with Peter Richard Conte playing his transcription of the orchestra part on the famed Wannamaker Organ in Philadelphia. This gala event was only the second private concert in this space in 75 years.

Bisaccia’s music is also featured in the acclaimed Ric Burns television documentary “New York”. He has become the most frequently requested pianist by listeners of beethoven.com He was selected as the “Alumnus of the Year” by the Hartt School at the University of Hartford and to honor the occasion the governor proclaimed “Paul Bisaccia Day” in the State of CT. PBS celebrated the day with a rebroadcast of his television shows. Bisaccia was honored to perform Rhapsody in Blue in inauguration ceremonies for the new theater on the site of Aeolian Hall in New York, where Gershwin himself first performed his legendary masterpiece.

His CD, “The Great American Piano Revisited” contains world premieres of unpublished, never before heard Gershwin treasures A prolific recording artist, Paul has a discography of 18 CDs, covering the music of 72 composers and 300 individual compositions, all available on Amazon.com. and CDBaby.com With New York City vocalist David Giardina he also tours in a special program of music of the 20's and 30's called Tin Pan Alley – Alive!