As a freelance writer she published in a wide variety of publications, sometimes covering other fields such as dance, theater, film and the visual arts.

She is the co-author of two books, one with Herbert Breslin on his management of Luciano Pavarotti, and another with the pianist Leon Fleisher on his career.

[7][8] In 1998 she returned to the United States where she continued as a freelance writer for publications such ARTnews, Die Welt, Newsday, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Town & Country and the now-inactive website MusicMaker.com.

[1][6] In these publications, she reviewed artists from a variety of fields, such as Spike Lee, Marina Abramović, Plácido Domingo and Twyla Tharp.

[5] Her focus spanned both "local and national issues",[1] while she specialized in the coverage of opera and composers of contemporary classical music.

[5][15] Currently, she is working on a historical novel concerning Nannette Streicher, a woman who manufactured and built pianos for Ludwig van Beethoven.