NEWS

Welcome to Byron Janis' Web Site!

A documentary "The Byron Janis Story" produced by Peter Rosen will be aired on PBS station WQED in November or December of 2009. 

On January 25, 2009 Byron Janis received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia Waring International Piano Festival in California. Mr. Janis also gave Master Classes at Idyllwild Music School and USC.

On Monday, March 24, 2008 Byron Janis celebrated his 80th Birthday!

Mr. Janis has been honored by being read into the Congressional Record by both Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Congressman Michael Doyle of Pennsylvania

Be sure to listen to Byron's Music play with the built in MP3 Player at the top of the page.

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Byron Janis is a Steinway Artist .

On November 6, 2008 Byron Janis performed at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's awards ceremony for their Double Helix Medal honoring, among others, Sherry Lansing and Dr. James D. Watson.   

On November 4, 2007, Byron Janis played a rare public performance at a celebration concert to applaud acclaimed Pro Musicis artists at the new Times Center.

On January 8, 2008, Byron Janis conducted a Master Class at Mannes College The New School for Music. 

March 8, 2008, Byron Janis gave a lecture, "Remembering Horowitz, Toscanini and Heifetz" at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Dorothy and Lewis B. Culllman Center.

On March 10, 2008, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Dorothy and Lewis B. Culllman Center presented "Byron Janis: An Evening of Song with Pianist as Composer." This was the first time Mr. Janis' compositions were performed in public and were accompanied by the following vocalists: Robert Cuccioli, Maya Days, Sami Gayle, Shuler Hensley, Joanne Lessner and Karen Mason.