Ann DuHamel

About Ann

Pianist Ann DuHamel’s performances are praised as poetic and “… a delight for the ears and the soul” (Encuentro Universitario Internacional de Saxofón, Mexico City). She's performed in 22 countries and 37 United States, including Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in New York.

Hailed as a “forward thinking classical pianist” (Midwest Record) for her debut album Rückblick: New Piano Music Inspired by Brahms (Furious Artisans, 2020), DuHamel champions contemporary composers, recently commissioning works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Jocelyn Hagen, Edie Hill, Libby Larsen, and Reinaldo Moya, among others. Piano Magazine applauded “the depth of programming and playing” in Rückblick, admiring DuHamel’s “range of sound and full melodic tone,” as well as her “clear voicing and vibrant sense of color.” DuHamel can also be heard on the 2022 release Tyler Kline: Orchard (Neuma Records, 2022). Fanfare Magazine praised her performance as “alive … [played with] aching expression.”

DuHamel’s project, “Prayers for a Feverish Planet,” responds to the climate crisis with 60+ new works, from composers across the globe, for piano and piano/electronics. She's performed works from the series more than 80 times; volumes 1 and 2 are set for release in 2026.

Prior to earning a DMA at the University of Iowa under the tutelage of Ksenia Nosikova, DuHamel served as Assistant Artistic Director to Paul Wirth at the Wirth Center (then Central Minnesota Music School) in St. Cloud, MN, for 8 years. DuHamel has played in masterclasses and lessons for many pianists, including Vladimir Feltsman, Alexander Korsantia, Fernando Laires, José Ramón Mendez, Susan Starr, Nelita True, and more, in addition to collaborative piano coaching with Martin Katz, Arlene Shrut, and John Wustman.

DuHamel is currently Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota Morris, devoting herself to the mission of sharing classical music with students and the greater community. More at annduhamel.com.

My teaching is informed by the pillars of artistry and excellence, technique, and process; my pedagogical philosophy centers mindset, perseverance, curiosity, and modeling. I work with students on how to listen, how to attend to detail, how to apply theory to their piano study, and how to create artistic and engaging performances. And, I work with each student to help them achieve their best and develop their own unique musical and artistic potential.