Jan Michiels first studied at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel before perfecting his skills at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin under Hans Leygraf. He went on to win prizes at various competitions, including the Tenuto Competition (1988), International Piano Competition E. Durlet (1989), Queen Elisabeth Competition (1991) and Gouden Vleugels/KBC Muziekprijs (2006). He currently teaches piano at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel and is a guest professor at the Universität der Künste Berlin. He has also given master classes in Hamburg, Murcia, Szombathely, London, Montepulciano, Strasbourg and Lisbon, among others. He regularly performs as a soloist or in chamber music ensembles in various music venues in Europe and Asia as well as in dance productions by Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, Vincent Dunoyer and Sen Hea Ha. His repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary works. In addition to many radio recordings, he has produced CDs with works by composers such as Bach, Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Busoni, Debussy, Dvorák, Janácek, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Ligeti, Kurtág and Goeyvaerts.