Greene won gold medals at both the 1978 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and the William Kapell International Piano Competition.
[1] The Washington Post'' wrote "For 99 out of every 100 contestants in a competition, playing the Brahms B-flat would be a mistake.
But Arthur Greene assumed the risk and won - in more ways than one.
For above all one was conscious throughout that here was a profound musician - one of intense concentration and seriousness of purpose.
Prof. Greene has also played recitals in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Moscow Rachmaninov Hall, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Lisbon São Paulo Opera House, Hong Kong City Hall and concert houses in Shanghai and Beijing.