Category: Portrait Concerts

• January 14, 2023

  Portrait Concert of Chamber Music, sponsored by GEDOK

  

  Mannheimer Morgen,  May 24, 1991 (Fischer) (translated) – Mannheim, Germany GEDOK: Organization for German/Austrian Women in The Arts “…The American composer, Elizabeth Austin, ….proved that contemporary music can not only be interesting and also aesthetically stimulating but also has the potential to fill concert halls…..One of the most prominent characteristics of her writing is the…
• January 13, 2023

  Portrait Concert, sponsored by GEDOK / Mannheim’s Musikhochschule

  

  Mannheimer Morgen, June 18, 1998 – Schlage (translated) “…..with a unique sense of sound, Austin forms something of her own with the material at hand [musical quotes]…the colorful Hommage for Hildegard ….the premiere of the evening.., is quite imaginative and impressively orchestrated…”1
• January 13, 2023

  Portrait Concert of Chamber Works – Mannheim, Germany

  

  Mannheimer Morgen, November 20, 2003  Brigitte Höft  (translated) “….the premiere of ‘Wie eine Blume’ uses fragments from Schumann..the quotation is ultimately sounded in the innermost part of the rose, on tuned glasses: a magical moment….”
• January 13, 2023

  Portrait Concert of Austin Piano Music – New York City

  

  New York City; Jerome Reed, pianist; October, 2003 Fred Patella, New Music Connoisseur Vol. II, Nos. 3 &4 (2003) The Puzzle Preludes (1995), a playful set for the piano featuring quotes and impressions of famous and recognizable piano music including motifs from Chopin and Beethoven sonatas…are the first hint of the loving tribute Austin’s music exudes not only to…