A Chopin where you will be forever changed

—Le Monde del la Musique

Janis bring us an experience like no one else. He touches the dangerous boundaries of the sublime…where I believe great art resides

—Le Journal du Dimanche, Jean Cotte

Byron Janis lets you hear Chopin…his interpretation is enough for our happiness until the end of time. The others cannot compare.

—The Journal of Geneva and Gazette of Lausanne

Byron has always lived in 2 worlds. His ability to ride the winds of music and slip over the barricades that separate how and what we experience here from other, more expanded worlds has been a source of strength as he faces the challenges of arthritis.

—Maria Cooper Janis

is secret to playing for so many years despite the pain, he has one simple response – ‘It’s mind

over matter

—USA Today

As a longtime supporter and ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation, one thing I emphasize most

is that if you’re truly passionate about something, you must keep trying no matter what. Almost

nothing is impossible with the right attitude

—USA Today

In may ways Byron was like an elite athlete who, despite his pain and damage to his joints overcame the arthritis, and can serve as a role model to many,’ said Dr. Steven Abramson, Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Director of the Division of Rheumatology at NYU Langone Medical Center.

—ABC News/Health

Arthritis has taught me to look inside myself for new sources of strength and creativity,’ he said. ‘It has given my life a new intensity. I have arthritis but it doesn’t have me

—Byron Janis, ABC