Luc van Doornick

Luc van Doornick, born in Zurich in 2003, is one of the most promising young pianists in Switzerland. His repertoire ranges from classical to jazz, and he drew attention for his versatility from an early age.

He received his first piano lessons from Alexandra Rabara and was soon admitted to the regional talent programme of the Zürcher Oberland and the talent class of the Kunst- und Sportgymnasium Rämibühl. His formative teachers include Oliver Schnyder and Mischa Cheung. Since 2022 he has been studying at the Zurich University of the Arts in the class of the renowned Professor Konstantin Scherbakov.

Luc has won prizes at renowned competitions such as the Swiss Youth Music Competition and the international Stayhome Young Competition. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Argentina, and has taken masterclasses with pianists such as Yulianna Avdeeva, Jeffrey Swann and Pavel Nersessian.

With his expressive playing, Luc captivates audiences on large stages and in intimate settings alike. In 2021 he made his debut with Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major at ZHdK and delighted audiences with improvisations at guerillaclassics’ “100 Klaviere” at the Kunsthaus Zürich. In 2023 his symphonic film-music composition won first prize at “Schweizer Jugend forscht” as well as the special prize of Lucerne Festival. In 2025 he won the ZHdK Rachmaninoff Competition with the “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”, which he went on to perform with orchestra at the Victoria Hall in Geneva in March 2025.