Pianist Magazine, October 2025

"Adrienne Fried described the work [Amy Beach: Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor] as a 'concerto without orchestra', and McDermott rose to her role as de facto soloist with some imperious playing, though she never drowned out the strings. Dropping hints of Brahms's richly textured style as well as the unresolved chromatic harmonies of Wagner, McDermott and her colleagues achieved a remarkable unanimity..."

"A festival is only as good as its artistic director. At Bravo! Vail, it's the charismatic American pianist Anne-Marie McDermott in charge. McDermott has been steering the festival through growth and artistic expansion since 2011, as she explained in the cover feature of Pianist 144. During that time [since first becoming , she has increased the visibility of female composers, and introduced composer-focused 'Immersive Experiences' as well as fully staged opera productions."

"McDermott perceptibly changed Ozel's playing within a matter of minutes, and had the audience in the palm of her hand....I found myself wishing I was a student again, with the time and energy to give all her ideas a go."

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