ABOUT
ELIZA GARTH
It all started when the composer reached into the heart of the piano and plucked its strings.
Enchanted, the piano sang new songs…
“Ms. Garth … has an exquisite ear for piano sound. One can think of no one better qualified to play this intricate, shining music.”
“Garth is a pianist who boasts an exceptional warmth, beauty of sound, and vocality of phrasing.”
Widely regarded as an artist with a passionate voice and an adventurous spirit, pianist ELIZA GARTH has championed some of the most demanding works in the repertoire. Among these are the complete solo piano works of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Donald Martino, which she has recorded on two nationally acclaimed CDs for the Centaur label.
Her latest recording, Tour de Force, features new virtuoso solo works by American composers Sheree Clement and Perry Goldstein; it is available on the Albany Records label.
A graduate of the Juilliard School, Ms. Garth is a founding member of the Chamber Players of the League of Composers/ISCM in New York City, and is in frequent demand as a guest artist. She is the Artistic Director, and co-founder, of Music from Poplar Hill, an innovative concert series in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.
She has been recognized twice by the Maryland State Arts Council with the Individual Artist Award.
“Eliza Garth is an uncommonly gifted artist whose renditions of contemporary music are especially adroit and perceptive. She has devoted many years to my major piano works and has evolved truly personal interpretations.”