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	News Items - Washington Post hails Weiss for her "liquid tone and unfailingly wise phrasing" ... more Critical Acclaim Blog Flyer Press Kit Tour Programs Media "remarkably powerful and intense. . . fine technique and musicianship in the service of an arresting array of music." The New York Times "a pianist who delves deeply and tellingly into that cloudy area where fantasy morphs into improvisation, inventiveness being common to both." The Washington Post "Her fingers were perfectly choreographed for incredible Promethean runs through Beethoven's Third Concerto. Weiss gave us melody and fireworks at the same time. Each note rang with clarity and sparkled with feeling" The Connecticut Post "Pianist Yael Weiss, a 2002 Naumburg International Piano Competition winner... played with a golden touch that could do no wrong." Classical Voice North Carolina "Yael Weiss managed both the lyricism and the subtle percussiveness of her assignment with consummate artistry." Washington Post "Weiss, at the piano, produced gorgeous tones.... There was also in her playing what the Germans term "klang," tones crystal clear and yet emerging from the keyboard with harmonic overtones, a wondrous effect that not too many pianists can realize." The Herald Times "Yael Weiss attracted my attention immediately by her exceptionally strong, fluid left hand, able to generate sparkling arpeggios with a snap, rather than merely keeping time." Classical Sonoma Press Kit Flyer Critical Acclaim Blog Creative Link Article Press Photos Concerto Acclaim Recital Review Tour Programs Concerto Repertoire List Recital Programs Yael Weiss website Media Video: Brahms Op. 79, # 1 Video: Bach Italian Concerto - Presto Video: Joel Feigin Piano Concerto Beethoven Hammerklavier Mendelssohn Double Concerto (finale) Mendelssohn Double Concerto (excerpt) return to top			Yael Weiss, piano Acclaimed as a pianist of “consummate artistry” (Washington Post) Yael Weiss has performed across the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea and South America at such venues as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and London's Wigmore Hall. Her New York recital debut, presented by the Metropolitan Museum, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "remarkably powerful and intense... fine technique and musicianship in the service of an arresting array of music." Yael Weiss is a captivating presence on the concert scene. Singled out for her visionary interpretations of surpassing depth, immediacy and communicative power, she is active as concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and recording artist. An award winning artist, she has appeared with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Festival Orchestra, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, and the Brazil National Symphony, among others. With a discography that encompasses piano works by over a dozen composers, she has recently released "Robert Schumann: Piano Works" and "88 Keys to Joy", both on the Koch International Classics label. About her Schumann recording, Audiophile Magazine's Gary Lemco wrote: "Sensitive, scholarly renditions of alternative Schumann repertory, each a labor of love." Ms. Weiss is also devoted to chamber music, and tours worldwide with her piano trio, the Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio with violinist Mark Kaplan and cellist Clancy Newman. Her recordings with the trio include 2 CDs on the Bridge Records label, and a feature on the "Best of St. Paul Sunday" CD. Yael Weiss is a regular favorite at international music festivals including the Marlboro, Ravinia, City of London, Banff, Parry Sound, Caramoor, and the Seattle Chamber Music Festival. From 1999 to 2003 she served as Artistic Director of the Hersher Foundation Chamber Music Series in Connecticut. Yael Weiss is known to radio and television audiences worldwide, having been a frequent guest on National Public Radio, the BBC in London, and New York's WQXR and WNYC. She has appeared numerous times on Israeli television, and presented a recital filmed live for NHK television in Japan. Ms. Weiss has been honored with distinguished prizes from the 2002 Naumburg International Piano Competition and the Kosciusko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and has been a recipient of the Presser Award as well as grants from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. She has presented masterclasses for universities throughout the United States and Europe, and has served on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Music. She studied with Richard Goode and Edward Aldwell at the Mannes College of Music and with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory. Yael Weiss makes her home in New York City.