Reviews

Music


"...this artist dominates her medium, instrument and expression to a degree that is extraordinary."
Estia - Athens

"...the controlled passion and vehement eloquence you expect - and rarely hear - from pianists with many years' more experience."
The Age.

"...storming the pianistic ramparts with talent and determination."
The Australian.

"...glows with the spark of the born soloist."
The Advertiser.

"Goldsworthy is a talented pianist...[who possesses that]...elusive Chopin touch."
The Age.

"...a recital of the highest standard...remarkable technical assurance as well as sound musical judgement."
Professor John Hopkins, Conductor.

"...a truly towering achievement of musicality and endurance not to mention control and courage."
Michael Kieran Harvey, Pianist.

Writing


NB: These are all reviews of Piano Lessons.
"Marvellous. Enlightenment and joy on every page."
Helen Garner

"...multi-layered, rich with meditations on identity, creativity, ambition and achievement; deeply felt without a hint of sentimentality. This impressive debut will surely mark Anna Goldsworthy's arrival as an Australian writer to be reckoned with."
The Age

"I loved this book. Anna Goldsworthy's memoir left me awed, inspired and humbled."
Alice Pung.

"Goldsworthy's writing, like Mrs Sivan's pedagogic style, is both disciplined and impassioned - and sometimes cleverly revealing - with just the right amount of self-mockery."
The Monthly

"a remarkable book"
The Australian

"[a] wonderful and generous memoir"
Andrea Goldsmith

"[a] wonderful and utterly engaging memoir"
The Canberra Times

"a wonderful story elegantly told"
The Australian Literary Review

"[a] beautifully written memoir...warm, absorbing"
Australian Book Review

"This is a lovely, warm book - a terrific depiction of the powerful bonds between student and teacher"
Australian Bookseller & Publisher magazine

"[a] brilliant memoir"
The Big Issue

"a joy to read"
The Adelaide Review

"Full of insight"
The Advertiser

"Goldsworthy delivers an expertly spun narrative, told with wry, self-effacing charm, elegant economy and the genuine love of a student for her teacher."
The Weekend Australian Review












About Anna Goldsworthy

Anna Goldsworthy is an Australian classical pianist and writer. In October 2009 her memoir Piano Lessons will be released in Australia by publisher Black Inc and in the US by St Martin's. From 2010 she will be Artistic Director of the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival. A Board Member of the Australian Book Review, Anna is Artist-in-Residence at Janet Clarke Hall at the University of Melbourne, and a founding member of the Seraphim Trio.

Reviews

""Marvellous. Enlightenment and joy on every page."
Helen Garner

"...storming the pianistic ramparts with talent and determination."
The Australian

"...this artist dominates her medium, instrument and expression to a degree that is extraordinary."
Estia, Athens