Anne Chamberlain has concertized extensively as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United State and Europe. Her numerous performances have included concerts at Alice Tully Hall and Town Hall in New York City, as well as appearances at other major halls, music festivals and universities, where she has premiered many works by her contemporaries. In programming music Ms. Chamberlain often includes late Romantic and early 20th Century masters - music which stylistically previews later trends - combining these with contemporary works. The Portland (Maine) Concert Association awarded Ms. Chamberlain the John Knowles Paine Award in recognition of her performances of American music of the late 20th Century.
Ms. Chamberlain was born in New York City, graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and studied at the Juilliard School. In recent years she has performed in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, coaching and accompanying singers from the Viet Nam National Opera Company and giving chamber music concerts with leading instrumentalists in the Ha Noi community. With these musicians she appeared on VNTV, and Ha Noi FM radio.
In addition to performing, Anne also works to connect people and music. She often shares some words about a new piece of music before performing it, to allow an audience to enter into the experience of hearing it more fully. She teaches piano students of all ages to understand music and its structures, whether elementary or advanced. Anne has been a member of the faculty of Bard College at Simon's Rock for many years where she teaches piano students. Her musical work in her own community, including directing a church choir, allows music to be shared in a variety of contexts, often of deep personal importance. She has wide experience accompanying the vocal art song - a repertoire she especially enjoys - and performing chamber music within settings that are both inter-generational and international.
"Anne Chamberlain, a pianist with the technical tools and intellectual acuity necessary to play 20th century music well, did not let her century down in her recital at Alice Tully Hall. Early or late composers found in the tall young artist a persuasive advocate."
--- New York Times
"Pianist Anne Chamberlain's beautiful playing radiated warmth, musicality, and a particularly fine sense of voicing.... In the second half of her program, devoted exclusively to 20th Century works, Miss Chamberlain best displayed her artistry. The concert concluded with a group of exquisitely performed Preludes by Debussy."
--- New York Herald Tribune
"Anne Chamberlain is an excellent pianist with her own clear vision. She knew how to achieve perfect ensemble playing."
