diane walsh
piano

Pianist Diane Walsh has toured the globe, giving performances in 46 of the 50 states, and in 23 other countries. She has been presented in many of the most distinguished venues in the United States, among them Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie,  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC) and Orchestra Hall (Chicago).

Ms. Walsh has twice been guest soloist with the Portland Symphony, and has soloed with orchestras throughout the US, as well as in Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Brazil and Czechia. An active recording artist, she has released 18 discs of diverse repertoire. Her latest album, recorded with long-time Boston Symphony players Lucia Lin (violin) and Jonathan Miller (cello), includes works by Debussy, Ravel, Faure and Boulanger and will be released later this year.

Her training was at the Juilliard School, where she studied with Irwin Freundlich, and the Mannes College of Music, where she studied with Richard Goode. She was an associate professor at Mannes for 32 years, and has also taught at Vassar College and Colby College.

PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G Major
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel – Three Songs for Piano, Op. 8
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54
Johannes Brahms – Eight Piano Pieces, Op. 76
Johannes Brahms – Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2