reviews
selected quotes

"Amy Briggs Dissanayake offers elegant, precisely shaded accounts of Ms. Thomas's attractive Piano Etudes, presented in three contrasting, interrelated pairs."
New York Times

“Brilliant Chicago pianist Amy [Briggs] Dissanayake dispatches them with a kind of elegant ferocity that takes your breath away.”
Chicago Tribune

“Amy [Briggs] Dissanayake does a splendid job projecting the music's wit, and her unflappable virtuosity makes even the densest writing sound effortless.”
Classics Today

“Expertly performed by Amy [Briggs] Dissanayake, an intrepid pianist…clearly more than at home in Rakowski’s welter of demands.”
Gramophone Magazine

“[Briggs] plays…with great aplomb and musicality”
American Record Guide

“Amy [Briggs] Dissanayake, a protégé of Ursula Oppens, brings fire and beauty to this fascinating material”
Fanfare Magazine

“…ferociously talented pianist…”
Chicago Sun-Times

“…dashing virtuosity…”
Chicago Tribune

“...extraordinary in [her] mastery of what lay on the dense, printed page, and beyond.”
Chicago Tribune

“…une versione ascetique et sensuelle…”
La Republique du Centre, Orleans, France

“Her youthful exuberance, technical excellence, and an obvious joy in sharing her considerable artistry with others, combined to produce performances of great quality.”
United States Information Service

“...technical and artistic mastery...”
The Times of India

“Tres eclectique...une pianiste virtuose...”
Midi Madagasikara, Antananarivo

 

Davytudes Volume 3

My recording of Volume 3 of David Rakowski's fabulous etudes is being released on October 13, 2009!  Pre-order it here on Amazon.  Read about it here on the Bridge website.  

 Ojai was AWESOME.

I was one of a couple dozen of lucky musicians invited to join the fabulous group, eighth blackbird at the Ojai Festival in June.  The 'birds were the 2009 Music Directors.  Click here for the Ojai website, which includes links to the many blog articles.  And here to read the 'birds' own account of the extravaganza.

 

Tango Project

I have recently recorded a CD of 22 solo piano tangos from the 20th and 21st century, to be released soon. Stay tuned for details.