Praised by the New York Times for her “crystalline performances, gestural expressiveness, and careful attention to colour” and by the Boston Globe for her “effortless incisiveness,” award-winning “tour-de-force” pianist Katherine Dowling performs across North America and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. Recent highlights include joining Angela Hewitt and Silvie Cheng in Mozart’s Triple Concerto at Ottawa Chamberfest; her recital debuts in Vienna and The Hague; several tours with violinist Kerry DuWors for Prairie Debut; a recording of the piano works of Alice Ping-Yee Ho; and appearing with her hometown orchestra in Florence Price’s Piano Concerto. In addition to her performing activities, Katherine is Assistant Professor of Classical Piano Performance at York University, having formerly served as Assistant Professor of Piano Performance at the University of Regina. She is also on faculty at The Phil and Eli Taylor Academy for Young Artists (Royal Conservatory of Music); duo526 Sonata Seminar (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music); and the European Summer Course for Chamber Music (Netherlands). She credits her own teacher, celebrated American pianist Gilbert Kalish, and conductors Henk Guittart and Oliver Knussen, as the major influences in her musical life. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (Performance) degree from Stony Brook University (New York).