Hailed by the Australian press as a 'formidable talent', and winner of the prestigious Australia Council Fellowship for 2007-8, Kathryn Selby is not only pianist but entrepreneur, having been responsible for the creation of literally thousands of concerts in Australia for over twenty years.
After graduating from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and the Julliard School in New York, Selby went on to win prizes at the Van Cliburn and William Kapell Competitions, as well as making stunning debuts at Wigmore Hall in London and Carnegie Hall which prompted legendary New York Times critic Harold C. Schonberg to claim that "She is a natural".
In 1988 Selby returned to Australia, creating the successful concert series "Selby & Friends". From 1993 - 2006 she was the founding pianist and manager of the Macquarie Trio, which had seven CDs recorded by the ABC Classics label, two of which were nominated for ARIA Awards.
2007 saw Ms Selby recreating her Selby & Friends series for a national touring season to Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide, performing at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville, the Camden Haven Music Festival, and as a guest of the new Utzon Room Series at the Sydney Opera House. She has formed a new piano trio named TRIOZ with violinist Niki Vasilakis and cellist Emma-Jane Murphy.
Selby has performed with the American Chamber Orchestra and was a founding member of the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Group. She has been guest artist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, San Francisco Philharmonic, Hartford Chamber Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. She has performed at the Athens, Spoleto, Caramoor, Aspen, Marlboro, Sydney Mozart and Sydney Festivals.
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