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| Anne Martindale Williams of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs at Houghton this Thursday |
Williams will be performing this Thursday, June 29 at 8:30 p.m. in the Houghton College Center for the Arts Recital Hall, accompanied by violinist Benjamin Shute and pianist Bethany Brooks.
As principal cellist and Pittsburgh Symphony Association Chair, Williams has enjoyed a successful career with the orchestra since 1979. Throughout her tenure, she has been featured as soloist both in Pittsburgh and on tour in New York at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. Williams was soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony in the Pittsburgh premiere of The Giving Tree, conducted by composer Lorin Maazel.
She has also collaborated with guest artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, André Previn, the Emerson Quartet, Lynn Harrell, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, and Pinchas Zukerman in numerous chamber music performances.
Williams made her London debut performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic, Andre Previn conducting. Her solo in “The Swan” on the Pittsburgh Symphony’s recording of Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns was described by Grammophon critic Edward Greenfield as “the most memorable performance of all.”
She divides her time between the orchestra, teaching at Carnegie Mellon University, and solo and chamber music performances in America, Europe and the Far East. Williams has appeared in several nationally televised productions including Concertos, produced by the BBC, and Previn and the Pittsburgh, produced by WQED.
Williams is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Orlando Cole. Her Tecchler cello was made in Rome in 1701. Her husband, Joe, is the director of student ministries at Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church in Mount Lebanon. They reside in Pittsburgh.
Founded in 1962 by Hungarian violin virtuoso Wilmos Csehy, the Csehy Summer School of Music is a Christian organization dedicated to developing excellence in classical music in a Christian environment. Operating as a summer camp program, Csehy provides many opportunities for music study and performance, as well as time for sports and other activities. Spiritual growth is also a focus for campers and staff alike.
