“Jan Liebermann, the young world star on the organ.”
Berliner Zeitung
Jan Liebermann (*2005) began his piano studies at the age of seven and started organ at twelve. Early on, he studied with Prof. Gerhard Gnann at the University of Music Mainz and with Prof. Carsten Wiebusch at the University of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt. In parallel, he took piano lessons in the masterclass of Prof. Dr. Lev Natochenny. He is currently continuing his studies at the University of Music and Theatre Munich under Prof. Martin Sander.
Jan has garnered numerous accolades, including First Prize at the 2024 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition, First Prize at the 2021 „Jugend musiziert“ Competition (national level, solo organ category, highest score), Second Prize at the 2023 International Organ Competition Wuppertal, and awards at the 2020 International Young Organist Competition Moscow, the 2020 International Organ Competition Deidesheim and the 2023 Concours International d’Orgue de Dudelange. He is also a special prize recipient of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and was awarded a scholarship from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation Berlin in 2021.
Jan Liebermann has performed on the organs of major venues in Germany and abroad, including Berlin Philharmonie, Müpa Budapest, Essen Philharmonie, Freiberg Cathedral, Paderborn Cathedral, Limburg Cathedral, Essen Cathedral, Münster Cathedral, Soest Cathedral, Freiburg Minster and St. Michaelis Hamburg. His international concert engagements have also brought him to England, where he has performed at distinguished venues including York Minster, Westminster Abbey, Salisbury Cathedral, King’s College Cambridge, Exeter Cathedral, Truro Cathedral and Southwark Cathedral in London.
Additionally, Jan Liebermann has been a guest at numerous prestigious organ recital series, including the International Organ Concerts Erfurt, International Hill Organ Days Berlin, Victoria Hall Organ Proms in Hanley, and the Himmeroder Orgelsommer. Furthermore, Jan Liebermann has been featured in the concert series „Hörprobe“ on the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur and has appeared on radio (including BR-Klassik, SWR, hr2 Kultur, hr-info, radio3, Deutschlandfunk Kultur) and television (including rbb24 Abendschau, Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz) due to his musical achievements.
In the spring of 2024, Jan Liebermann attracted significant attention in the organ world when he performed all six Trio Sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach from memory in several public concerts. In recognition of his artistic achievements and dedication, he was awarded the 2024 Cultural Award by the Rotary Club Mainz. Just a year later, he turned his focus to performing Marcel Dupré’s complete Trois Préludes et Fugues, which he also presented from memory in multiple public concerts.
In autumn 2025, Jan Liebermann became the first organist to receive the Deutschlandfunk Sponsorship Award since its introduction in 1998, presented to him during the Bremen Music Festival. That October, he made his solo debut at the Berlin Philharmonie. In the same season, he also appears with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Andris Nelsons, as well as in a duo with principal flutist Emmanuel Pahud.
Jan Liebermann 