She has one of the most far-reaching discographies of any Australian pianist of her generation, comprising more than 20 solo CD albums to date and she’s featured on over forty ensemble and compilation discs. Reviewers and critics regularly use adjectives like ‘virtuosic’, ‘formidable’ and ‘super-human’,’ to describe her playing. Stephanie’s slight build doesn’t prepare you for the strength, stamina and skill set she brings to her performances. “It’s the quality of his music that’s enduring and there’s a growing realisation this is a major 19th century voice,” she says. Sometimes it’s because of the music’s phenomenal technical and interpretative challenges, but quite often it’s because she believes it’s been unjustly neglected, like the works of the reclusive Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan which she’s championed all her career, giving world premiere and Australian premieres of some of his major works. I was probably one of only three pianists in the world working on this composer a great deal of his music was not recorded.”Īcclaimed as a concert pianist, scholar and pedagogue Stephanie has built a reputation for playing music a lot of other pianists won’t touch.
“From the beginning, I had a strong interest in Alkan.
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