Kirsten Johnson has made her name recording undiscovered corners of the classical piano repertoire and has received rave reviews internationally for her world premiere recordings. Her 2024 release is an album on Centaur of her own piano compositions, Expressions. Kirsten’s first disc, Këngë: Albanian Piano Music, had the critics marveling, ‘Johnson plays with nuance and color; the recording is rich and resonant.' (American Record Guide) Kirsten has recorded two discs of Florence Price's piano music, including 34 world premieres, and the complete piano music of Amy Beach in four discs. Amy Beach Piano Music: The Turn of the Century, was chosen as Recording of the Year by Music Web International: ‘There are two sharp intellects at work here, that of the composer and the pianist Kirsten Johnson, and together they produce music of astonishing range and subtlety.’ Kirsten recorded the complete piano music of Arthur Foote (1853-1937) for Delos: ‘Foote has a worthy champion in Kirsten Johnson, whose lovely sound and exquisite phrasing allow her to quickly locate the lyrical heart of a melody and invest it with pure streams of color.’ (Gramophone) Kirsten's recordings also include two discs of Dmitri Kabalevsky's piano music for Nimbus; and the complete works of American early-classical composers Benjamin Carr (4 discs) and James Hewitt (4 discs) for Centaur. Please see www.kirstenjohnsonpiano.com for more info.