Praised for her "fierce artistry” and “poetic” pianism, “powerhouse” Winnipeg-based pianist and coach Lisa Rumpel is an active member of Manitoba’s arts scene. Lisa’s vibrant and varied freelance career has included performances with Flipside Opera & Art Song Collective, The Little Opera Company, Manitoba Underground Opera, Manitoba Opera, Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, and community concert organizations such as Agassiz Chamber Music Festival, Brandon Chamber Players, Edmonton Recital Society, Living Room Live, Music & Mavens, Music at the Millennium, Nuit Blanche, Red Haus Live, Skywalk Concert Series, the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir, and Virtuosi Concerts. She has had the opportunity to work and perform with a multitude of exceptional artists including Tracy Dahl, Monica Huisman, Lara Ciekiewicz, James McLennan, Lizzy Hoyt, and Kerson Leong.

Since completing her Master of Music (Collaborative Piano) at the University of Manitoba in 2015 under the tutelage of Dr. Laura Loewen and Dr. Judy Kehler-Siebert, Lisa has built her reputation as a coach and pianist for musicians of all experience levels. As an alumna of the Franz Schubert Institute, Vancouver International Song Institute, and Opera NUOVA, Lisa has been privileged to work with renowned musicians from across the world including Michael McMahon, Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Roger Vignoles, Graham Johnson, Helmut Deutsch, and others. Funding from the Winnipeg Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council helped to make these experiences possible.

Alongside her demanding performance schedule, Lisa is the General Manager of Flipside Opera & Art Song Collective and sits on the board of The Little Opera Company, fulfilling her love of creating programming, connecting with performers, discovering repertoire, and finding ways to relate audiences to classical music. She is also a piano instructor at the Winnipeg Conservatory of Music, where she aims to cater to each individual’s unique learning needs and goals, in order to make music fun and accessible to all. She has adjudicated music festivals across Manitoba, where she has been thrilled to connect with the people creating vibrant artistic communities in rural areas similar to where she grew up. Lisa lives in Winnipeg with her husband and young daughter.

Selected recent performance highlights include:
- “Dazzling Dexterity” with violinist Kerson Leong, presented by the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg (2023)
- “In Remembrance” with mezzo-soprano Lizzy Hoyt, presented by the Edmonton Recital Society (2023)
- “Winter Words” with soprano Judith Oatway & cellist Leanne Zacharias, presented by Flipside Opera & Art Song Collective (2024)
- “Looking Glass,” a set of solo piano etudes by Philip Glass alongside Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, choreographed by Idan Cohen, in which the “[p]owerhouse pianist…proved herself a warrior…with nary a note missed” (Winnipeg Free Press) (2023)
- “Gay Guerrilla” with pianists Everett Hopfner, Diana Neufeld, and Theresa Thordarson presented by the Brandon Chamber Players (2023)
- “Operatifs,” directed by Rob Herriot, presented by The Little Opera Company during the Canadian Opera Summit (2023)
- performing in the finals of the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition with soprano Jayne Hammond (2020)
- “Julius Eastman : Redux” with pianists Everett Hopfner, Naomi Woo, and Madeline Hildebrand presented by Cluster/Pride (2021)