Anne-Marie McDermott - Piano

A fearless elegance surrounds pianist Anne-Marie McDermott as she has proven to be a force to reckon with, exuding an approachable confidence that showcases her versatility and sophistication seen in her solo performances as well as chamber music ensembles. Ms. McDermott debuted with the New York Philharmonic in 1997 under Christian Thielemann and has since appeared with the orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Seattle. She continues her long standing collaboration with violinist, Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg, and also pursues her collaboration with OPUS ONE, a piano quartet with Ida Kavafian, Peter Wiley and Steven Tenenbom.  Ms. McDermott is the Artistic Director of the Avila Chamber Music Celebration in Curaçao, as well as the Ocean Reef Chamber Music Festival.  A winner of the Young Concert Artists Auditions, she was also the recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Development Award, the Andrew Wolf Memorial Chamber Music Award, the Joseph Kalichstein Piano Prize, the Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Bruce Hungerford Memorial Prize, and the Mortimer Levitt Career Development Award for Women Artists.  She has recorded the complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, which has just been released in a 3-CD set by Bridge Records. She has also recorded Bach English Suites and Partitas (named Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice), and Gershwin Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra with the Dallas Symphony and Justin Brown (also named Gramophone Magazine's Editor's Choice).