The Complete Philip Glass Piano Etudes

Timo Andres (b. 1985, Palo Alto, CA) is a composer and pianist who grew up in rural Connecticut and lives in Brooklyn, NY. He has appeared with the LA Phil, the New World Symphony, Elbphilharmonie and the Philharmonie Berlin, and has performed solo recitals for Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Performances, Lincoln Center, and Wigmore Hall as well as NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. Major commissions include pieces for the Boston Symphony, the LA Phil, for Carnegie Hall, and elsewhere. Timo’s collaborators include Aaron Diehl, Becca Stevens, Jeffrey Kahane, Gabriel Kahane, Brad Mehldau, Nadia Sirota, and Philip Glass, who selected Timo as the recipient of the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize. He is Grammy-nominated for his performances on 2021’s The Arching Path and The Blind Banister with Metropolis Ensemble. A Nonesuch Recording artist and graduate of the Yale School of Music, Timo is a Yamaha/Bösendorfer Artist. In 2025, Timo Andres was awarded the biennial Elise L. Stoeger Prize from Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, in recognition of significant contributions to the field of chamber music.

Composer, pianist and sound producer Anton Batagov is one of the most unique and influential artists in the world of new classics. His discography includes over 60 albums that have an audience of millions. The philosophy of Batagov’s projects eliminates any boundaries between centuries and genres, between “performance” and “composition” by viewing all existing musical practices – from ancient rituals to rock and pop culture and advanced computer technologies – as inseparable elements of his work. Anton Batagov is one of the leading performers of Philip Glass’s music and his recordings of Glass’s music have received worldwide recognition. As a composer, Batagov has a distinctive style. The post-minimalist language of his compositions is rooted in the harmonic and rhythmic patterns of Russian church bells mixed with the dynamic pulse of early Soviet avant-garde, the energy of progressive rock, and the spirit of Buddhist philosophy. Batagov is the author of several movie soundtracks and original music for numerous television channels.

A Gilmore Young Artist and winner of Salon de Virtuosi, Janice Carissa has “the multicolored highlights of amateur pianist” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and “strong, sure hands” (Voice of America) that “convey a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece” (Chicago Classical Review). Her artistry has been showcased at an array of renowned stages, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Following her Philadelphia Orchestra debut at age sixteen, Janice has since performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh, San Diego, Nashville, Kansas City, Houston, Delaware, Amarillo, Des Moines, Knoxville and Jakarta symphonies, among others. Janice’s passion for chamber music has led her to performances with Bravo! Vail where she was a piano fellow, Newport Classical where she was a 2026 Festival Artist, the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society and Jupiter Chamber Concert Series; collaborations with Vadim Gluzman, Miriam Fried, and Paul Neuebauer, among other distinguished musicians; and appearances at Marlboro, North Shore, Ravinia, Caramoor, and Kneisel Hall festivals. Born on July 26, 1998, in Indonesia, Janice left Indonesia in 2013 to enter the Curtis Institute of Music with a full scholarship from Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest, where she was a pupil of Gary Graffman. She went on to earn a Master of Music at The Juilliard School where she studied with Robert McDonald.

Aaron Diehl has quietly redefined the boundary between jazz and classical music, building an international career distinguished by a deep sense of musical lineage. Praised for his “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint” (The New York Times), Diehl is recognized as a singular voice whose work moves freely across genres while remaining grounded in historical awareness. Diehl has worked extensively with leading cross- disciplinary artists and composers including Tyshawn Sorey, Timo Andres, Philip Glass, and Cécile McLorin Salvant. In 2023, he was named Artistic Director of 92NY’s Jazz in July Festival, succeeding Bill Charlap. Diehl has headlined the Monterey, Detroit, and Newport Jazz Festivals and held residencies at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Village Vanguard, and SFJAZZ. Recent genre-defying highlights include performances of Timo Andres’s piano concerto, collaborations with Tyshawn Sorey, and appearances as a soloist in André Previn’s Honey and Rue with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Diehl has also performed with major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Cleveland Orchestra, performing at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Hollywood Bowl, the Elbphilharmonie, and Tanglewood. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Diehl grew up listening to his grandfather, musician Arthur Baskerville. In 2002, a 16-year-old Diehl competed in the Essentially Ellington competition, where he attracted the attention of Wynton Marsalis, who invited Diehl to join his septet for a European tour. After studying at Juilliard under the direction of Kenny Barron, Eric Reed, and Oxana Yablonskaya, Diehl was awarded the 2011 American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship. He has been a Steinway Artist since 2016.

Luke Howard is an Australian composer and pianist. As one of the country’s foremost practitioners of contemporary classical music, his music captivates audiences worldwide. Inspired by artists such as Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt, his music masters the art of wordless storytelling across many forms. With solo, duo and trio albums, scores for film, theatre and ballet, and countless collaborations with artists, choreographers and musicians, Howard is in demand as both a composer and performer. ‘Absolutely heavenly’ is how his music is described by BBC Radio 6 broadcaster Mary Anne Hobbs. His 2019 film score The Sand That Ate The Sea is APRA/AGSC award-winning and ARIA-nominated. The Luke Howard Trio was commissioned by Back to Back Theatre to score The Shadow Whose Prey The Hunter Becomes the same year. He is signed to UK label Mercury KX and his compositions are represented worldwide by Faber Music. Howard has collaborated extensively with choreographer Juliano Nunes on works for American Ballet Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet and Royal Ballet. Howard has collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists which includes Lana Del Rey, Lior, Jeff Mills, Nadje Noordhuis, Shards, and Tina Arena.

Pronounced a "real talent" by the Wall Street Journal, ARIA award-winning pianist Andrea Lam performs with leading orchestras and conductors across Asia, Australasia and the USA including the Hong Kong Philharmonic, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony and all major Australian symphony orchestras. Following two decades in New York, and performances from Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Centre to the Sydney Opera House and Myer Music Bowl, recent highlights include with the Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras, with Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, in recital with Sir Bryn Terfel, and in the USA, Grand Teton Music Festival and New York’s Chelsea Music Festival. Winner of several international prizes, Andrea holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and Yale University (USA), and is Lecturer in Piano at the University of Melbourne’s esteemed Conservatorium of Music. Her latest recording release, Piano Diary, won the 2025 ARIA for Best Classical Album.

Australian musician Lisa Moore is a multifaceted pianist, recording artist, and collaborator. Described as “la leggenda” by La Repubblica, Moore has forged an original career across traditional classical repertoire to the forefront of new music. While her playing has been singled out by The New York Times for its “life and freshness” and “fragility and tenderness”, The New Yorker describes her as both “visionary” and “New York’s queen of the avant-garde piano”. Raised in Canberra, London, and Sydney, Moore was the silver-medal winner at the 1981 Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition, and has lived in New York City since 1985. She has collaborated with hundreds of composers, performing commissioned works and world premieres, and has released twelve solo albums and more than forty collaborative recordings. Her solo album The Stone People (Cantaloupe) was named a New York Times Top Classical Album and a Naxos Critics’ Choice. Her recording of Martin Bresnick’s Ishi’s Song was ranked number four in Naxos’s Best of Indie Classical 2020. Reviewing her album Mad Rush, featuring music by Philip Glass (Orange Mountain), Gramophone praised Moore’s “highly developed, intuitive and nuanced approach to this music.”

Maki Namekawa is a leading figure among today’s concert pianists, bringing over three centuries of keyboard music to audiences’ attention with an emphasis on recent works by leading international composers. As soloist and chamber musician she has appeared regularly at major international venues including the Vienna Musikverein, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center New York, Philharmonie de Paris, Bozar Brussels, the Barbican Center London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Tokyo Suntory Hall. In 2013, she performed at the world premiere of Philip Glass‘ "The Complete 20 Piano Etudes“ (produced by Pomegranate Arts) together with the composer himself. Her world premiere recording of the complete Glass Piano Etudes in 2014 reached #1 on the iTunes Classical chart and received high praise in the categories “Performance” and “Recording” by BBC Music Magazine. She has toured on five continents with this repertory, often with Philip Glass himself. Ms. Namekawa’s 2018 release of the Glass soundtrack “Mishima” (piano solo version by Michael Riesman) received the Austrian National Radio’s (ORF) “Pasticcio Prize”.

Christian Sands is a Steinway Artist and five-time GRAMMY nominee whose commanding technique and wide-ranging musical vision place him among today’s leading jazz pianists. Fluent in styles spanning stride, swing, bebop, fusion, and Afro-Cuban traditions, Sands blends deep respect for jazz history with a modern, forward-looking sensibility. The New York Times has praised his “crisp but forceful touch,” highlighting his ability to integrate classical, gospel, and contemporary influences into a distinctive jazz language. His recent album Embracing Dawn, released on Mack Avenue Records, showcases that evolving voice through lyrical post-bop, blues-inflected grooves, and rich orchestral textures inspired by film music. Sands has appeared at major venues and festivals worldwide, including the Kennedy Center, Newport Jazz Festival, and leading jazz clubs in New York, and has collaborated with artists ranging from Wynton Marsalis to Yo-Yo Ma. A former Artist in Residence at the Monterey Jazz Festival, he continues to redefine the expressive possibilities of the modern jazz piano.

Sally Whitwell is an award-winning Australian pianist/composer living and working on Ngunnawal land. Her albums on ABC have received three ARIA wins and eight nominations, including her recordings of the music of Philip Glass. After hearing Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass, Philip invited Sally to be part of the world premiere presentation of his complete Etudes at the 2013 Perth International Arts Festival, followed by performances in New York and Los Angeles. Her 2018 recording of the Complete Etudes for Solo Piano by Philip Glass led her to be described by Limelight Magazine as “one of Australia’s finest solo performers.” As a composer, Sally specialises in writing for the voice, composing works for some of Australia’s finest vocal ensembles including Adelaide Chamber Singers, The Australian Voices, The Consort of Melbourne and Luminescence Chamber Singers. Her first opera, Margaret and the Grey Mare, a multi-channel video installation work written in collaboration with artist Katy B Plummer, premiered at Sydney Festival 2024 and was the recipient of the APRA AMCOS Art Music Award for Work of the Year: Dramatic. The same team is currently developing the opera’s sequel, Even a Colossus, to premiere at Liveworks Festival, presented by Performance Space at Carriageworks, in late 2027.