[2] Edmund Battersby performed as soloist with major symphony orchestras including Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Indianapolis, broadcast numerous concerts from the Library of Congress, appeared on the Great Performers at Lincoln Center and Mostly Mozart series and gave notable solo recitals at Alice Tully Hall and Wigmore Hall.
[6] Battersby's many recordings for Musical Heritage Society, Naxos, and Koch have been widely reviewed and recognized: the 1992 Grammy Short list for Goyescas of Granados among them.
In 1990 Battersby played a recital at the National Museum of American History on a 140-year-old Erard piano that was made for Prince Albert at the request of Queen Victoria.
[13] Examples of published reviews of his performances: Battersby performed at a number of festivals around the world, and gave masterclasses in the art of playing piano: Battersby is included as an authority in Robert Cunningham's biography of Sergei Rachmaninoff,[22] as well as being a contributing author for Remembering Horowitz: 125 Pianists Recall a Legend by David Dubal.
[23] Battersby was interviewed about his career by Heidi Waleson in Early Music America,[24] and in 2013 by Jerry Dubins for the January 2013 issue of Fanfare Magazine.