[4] In addition to teaching at the university level, Rieß has also pursued her own artistic career as a concert singer.
She has given guest performances in many countries of the world, including Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary and Japan.
Heidi Rieß was heard in numerous opera and song recitals on radio and television.
She gave concerts there on her piano, often with music students from the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, for her fellow residents.
[4] "With every stroke on the keys, memories from the past come flooding back – of her time as a singer, concerts with Peter Schreier, performances with the Dresdner Kreuzchor or the Leipziger Gewandhausorchester.