A luminous, boldly emotive pianist who conveys great sensitivity and spirituality through her playing, American pianist Anne-Marie McDermott has been celebrated for her expressive performances on the world's most illustrious stages for over 25 years. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Development Award and a champion of works ranging from Bach to Prokofiev to works by today’s most influential composers, she is praised for the “elegance of her playing: electric in its eagerness but always poised, never out of control” (The New York Times).