Diane Hidy

Diane Hidy made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1991, following her studies with John Perry and Leon Fleisher. Diane was the first woman Fellow of the American Pianist Association and won the national MTNA Collegiate Artist Award. Diane attended the Juilliard School of Music and holds music degrees from the University of Southern California and the Peabody Conservatory of Music. She has more than 40 recordings of standard piano teaching repertoire available on the Neil A. Kjos label, including recordings of all six volumes of the Bastien Piano Literature. With Keith Snell, Diane co-wrote Piano Town, a comprehensive method for beginning piano students. Diane lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children. Her private students range in age from 5 years to 82 and she loves teaching them all. She particularly enjoys giving lectures and presentations to piano teachers.