"Her performances merged a profound comprehension of musical purposes with rare lyric fervor. And to each work, she brought not only a lovely tone and immaculate technique, but a deep sense of personal conviction." The Washington Post

"Walsh is a performer of great honesty and integrity, a pianist with superb technique that never gets abused for vainglorious displays and which is consistently and effectively applied to the service of great and lesser music alike. . . . [Beethoven’s] Sonata in E major, Op. 109, one of the sublime masterpieces in all of music, got a performance worthy of its status - lyrical, contemplative, powerful and very moving."
The Boston Globe

". . . plenty of Romantic sweep and arching lyricism. . . unflagging stamina and bravura. . . Ms. Walsh dispatches [the Bartok Sonata] with vigor and authority."
The New York Times

“Guest artist Diane Walsh joined the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C major, K. 503, and a more exuberant and playful performance is hard to imagine. . . . Walsh was delightful to watch and hear, as she played –- emphasis on the free and cavorting sense of “play” –- with bubbly, virtuosic jollity.” The Austin Chronicle

"The power and animation in her playing made a great impression. I particularly admired . . . the range and beauty of her tone."
The Daily Telegraph, London

"[Walsh] applied a sure, sensitive and varied touch to three selections from Debussy's "Images": "Reflets dans l'eau," "Hommage a Rameau" and "Mouvement." The first of the three is almost purely about sonority, and Walsh bathed it in a veiled, seductive sound. Chords seemed to materialize in the air with no attack at all." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"...[a] sensationally authoritative recital... in everything from Bach to Rochberg the pianist demonstrated that she knew exactly what she was doing, that she was certain of her understanding of the music, and that she had no doubts about her ability to convey that understanding to the audience. . . a magnificent pianist."
The San Diego Reader

". . . a pianist prepared to live dangerously as a true virtuoso delights in doing."
Review of London Recitals

"As a pianist, Walsh is exciting to watch- cool as a cucumber, fearless and singularly unafraid to take chances. Still, I was most impressed with her elegance in bringing the quieter sections to life, with a graceful touch that consistently allowed the notes to breathe within the phrases. The audience justly rewarded her with a prolonged, enthusiastic ovation."
The Post-Standard, Syracuse

"In the Mozart G major Concerto K. 453 . . . there were technical acrobatics, pearly fluency, rich variety of touch, cantabile in the quick movements as in the slow middle movement and playful lightness." Oper und Konzert, Munich

"One of the most extraordinary Mozart players I have ever had the privilege to hear. Her sense of style was perfect . . . she penetrated every limpid phrase with a freshness and intensity that touched me deeply."
The Daily Journal, Caracas


DISCOGRAPHY

Sonatas and Preludes. Piano Sonatas by Barber, Prokofiev, Bartok, and Preludes by Frank Martin. Bridge Records 9151

Copland. El Salón México for piano (arr. Toscanini) and Ballads for violin and piano (premiere recording), with Eugene Drucker, violin. Bridge Records 9145

Bartok Sonatas for violin and piano, with Eugene Drucker, violin. Biddulph Recordings LAW 019.

Goddess of the Moon: Charles Thomlinson Griffes: Piano Sonata and The Kairn of Korwidwen for piano, harp, celeste and winds, with the Perspectives Ensemble. Newport Classic NPD 85634.

Duet: George Enesco Sonata No. 3 and Janacek Sonata for violin and piano, with Ida Levin, violin. Stereophile Recordings STPH 012-2.

Amy Beach and John Corigliano Sonatas for violin and piano, with Curtis Macomber, violin. Koch International 3-7223-2H1.

Rosa de Fuego, Rhapsody for piano by Hugh Aitken. Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) CD-595.

Bartok Rhapsody, Janacek Pohadka, Prokofiev Sonata for cello and piano, with Jerry Grossman, cello. Nonesuch D-79051.

Kurt Weill and Erno Dohnanyi Sonatas for cello and piano, with Jerry Grossman, cello. Nonesuch D-79016.

Sondheim: Songs for voice and piano, with various artists. Book-of-the-Month Records 11-7517.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Soundtrack from the 1988 film. Contains Janacek Pohadka for cello and piano, with Jerry Grossman, cello. Fantasy Sp. Products 21006.

Sonnets to Orpheus by Richard Danielpour. The Perspectives Ensemble. Sony Classical SK 60850

Dohnanyi Sextet, with members of the American Symphony. Bridge 9160.


Photos: J. Henry Fair
 

The award-winning performances of pianist Diane
Walsh have created a busy and durable career,
acclaimed by conductors, critics and
audiences. On disc and in worldwide performances of
concertos, recitals and chamber music she is hailed
for the depth of her repertoire and the power of
her skills.

"...a performer of great honesty and integrity... lyrical, contemplative, powerful, and very moving."
The Boston Globe

An artist at the top of her game, her credits are many. Diane Walsh has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony and toured with both Orpheus and the St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestras. She has performed with the Symphonies of Indianapolis, Syracuse, Delaware and Austin, as well as with the American Symphony Orchestra and with the Radio Symphonies of Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Further concerto performances include appearances in Brazil, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Russia.

She has worked with conductors such as David Amado, Peter Bay, Leon Botstein, Miriam Burns, Grant Cooper, Guillermo Figeuroa, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Eliahu Inbal and David Zinman.

In recent seasons Diane Walsh has played the
Strauss Burleske with the Syracuse and Delaware
Symphony orchestras, Berg Kammerkonzert with the
American Symphony Orchestra in New York City,
Mozart Concerto No. 24 with David Zinman at the
Skaneateles Festival and Mozart's Concerto No. 25
with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, to which she
returned recently to perform Bartok Concerto No. 3.

"Walsh was controlled and expressive in long
passages...The closing movement brought a fury of
unrestrained power."
Austin American-Statesman

Ms. Walsh has given solo recitals at the 92 Street
Y, the Metropolitan Museum, Merkin Concert Hall and
the Miller Theatre in New York City; at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, Orchestra Hall in Chicago,
Wigmore Hall in London, the Concertgebouw’s Kleine
Zaal in Amsterdam, Philharmonic Hall in Leningrad,
Dvorak Hall in Prague, the Mozarteum in Salzburg
and in many major cities in North America,
South America and Europe.

In great demand as a chamber musician, she has
performed at a long list of festivals including
Marlboro, Santa Fe, Bard and the Chopin Festival in
Marienbad.

Widely recorded on Sony Classical, Nonesuch, Koch
(among many labels), her most recent solo release
includes works by Barber, Bartók, Prokofiev
and Frank Martin on the Bridge Records label.

A thoughtful musician of great depth, Diane Walsh
has served as Artistic Director of the Skaneateles
Festival, presenting world-renowned performers,
designing innovative chamber and orchestra programs
and creating theatrical events.

Her many awards include the top prizes at the
Munich ARD International Piano Competition and the
Salzburg International Mozart Competition. She won
the Concert Artists Guild International Competition
and the Young Concert Artists International
Auditions, and was a prizewinner in the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition also winning the
Cliburn's Chamber music award. Her prizes also
include honors at the William Kapell International
Competition and the Busoni International
Competition.

Diane Walsh is a Steinway Artist.

More information may be found at Diane Walsh's website:
http://www.dianewalsh.com


CONCERTO REPERTOIRE

BACH
Concerto in D minor
Concerto in F minor
Brandenburg No. 5

BARTOK
Concerto No. 3 in E

BEETHOVEN
Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Concerto No. 4 in G
Triple Concerto Op. 56

BERG
Kammerkonzert

BRAHMS
Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Concerto No. 2 in B-flat

CHOPIN
Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Concerto No. 2 in F minor

FRANCK
Symphonic Variations

Hermann GOETZ
Concerto in B-flat, Op. 18 (1867)

GRIEG
Concerto in A minor

LISZT
Concerto No. 1 in E-flat

MENDELSSOHN
Concerto No. 1 in G minor

Sophie MENTER
(arr. TCHAIKOVSKY)
Hungarian Gypsy Airs

MOZART
Concerto in A, K. 414
Concerto in G, K. 453
Concerto in D minor, K. 466
Concerto in C, K. 467
Concerto in C minor, K. 491
Concerto in C, K. 503
Concerto in B-flat, K. 595

PROKOFIEV
Concerto No. 2 in G minor

RACHMANINOFF
Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Paganini Rhapsody

RAVEL
Concerto in G

SAINT-SAENS
Concerto No. 2 in G minor

SCHUMANN
Concerto in A minor

STRAUSS
Burleske

TCHAIKOVSKY
Concerto No. 1