William Eddins

A classicist in his approach to the music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, he usually favors North American repertoire in his programming.

Eddins has collaborated with such contemporary composers as Steve Reich, Steven Stucky, Wynton Marsalis, Oskar Morawetz, Malcolm Forsyth, Allan Gilliland, John Estacio, and Aaron Jay Kernis.

As pianist, Eddins has recorded solo piano works by Beethoven, Debussy and William Albright on his own CD label.

An avid chamber musician, he also conducts works by Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin, Poulenc, Franck, Fauré and Ravel from the piano.

Eddins is married to Jennifer Gerth of over twenty years, an established clarinetist and college instructor, and has two sons named Raef and Riley.