"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)

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Paul Bisaccia

concert Pianist

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

Paul Bisaccia has performed around the country and around the world. He has made a particular specialty of the music of George Gershwin, although his repertoire and musical interests are wide ranging. 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.” Popular recording and cabaret star Michael Feinstein reacted to Bisaccia’s Gershwin television program by saying “How wonderful! It just proves that talent always prevails in these times of mediocrity.”

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.

Bisaccia is sought after as a clinician and judge for piano competitions. He has been the judge for competitions at the University oif Connecticut, The Hartt School at the University of Hartford and the international Simone Belsky Competition. He has been a guest lecturer at Colby College and Trinity College.

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 and his most recent special for Public Television, “Paul Bisaccia and the Great American Piano” has been hailed by the critics as “another sure-fire winner.”  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. 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.

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