Hélène Wickett, pianist
She has performed as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Dallas Symphony. Among to conductors with whom she has performed are: Edo de Waart, Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph von Dohnanyi and George Cleve.
She has performed all of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas in a cycle in Palo Alto, CA.
Music has been written for her by such distinguished composers as Darius Milhaud and Henri Duttilieux .
The Boston Globe: "Here was playing so concentrated and direct, so disquietingly accurate in aiming straight for the soul that, while it lasted, the rest of the world might well have ceased to exist."
In addition to the piano, she plays (and performs on) violin, viola and harpsichord. She has studied voice in Vienna (singing Wagnerian roles!)
She speaks six languages.
Her interests range from vintage car rallies to cooking.
