"Westney played marvelously, with power, flair,
and remarkable clarity"
- THE NEW YORK TIMES

"A riveting combination of energy, clarity and sensitivity"
- THE NEW YORK POST

"Pianist William Westney was exemplary; as [he] vented the melodies’ poignancy, he was virtually singing through his fingers."
- PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

"Rich with distinctive sensitivity, maturity, lyricism, dynamic élan"
- AVANTI (Milan, Italy)

• Gold medalist, Geneva International Piano Competition
• Only American winner, young artist auditions held by Radiotelevisione Italiana
• Recording (Ornstein Quintette) cited by Newsweek magazine as one of the "10 Best American-Music Recordings" of the year
• Recital appearances in New York's Lincoln Center, Washington D.C.'s National Gallery, St. John's Smith Square (London, U.K.), National Public Radio's "Performance Today," USIS-sponsored tour of Italy, and more
• Concerto soloist with l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Houston Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, many more (for a complete listing, see below)

RECORDINGS:

• Studies by Stephen Heller (CD). Sold with the G. Schirmer "Performance Edition" of the studies (W. Westney, editor) (2005)
• William Westney - In Recital (CD). Works by C.P.E. Bach, Chopin, Fauré, Prokofieff (1998)
  
• Musical Heritage Society , Album MHS 7020K: Sonatas #1 and 3 by Carl Maria von Weber for solo piano (1982)
• Composers Recordings, Inc. Album CRI 339 Music of Leo Ornstein: includes Three Moods (1914) for solo piano, Piano Quintette (1927) for piano and strings (1976)

CONCERTO PERFORMANCES:

• L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Switzerland), Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto op. 30 (TV/radio broadcast)
• Collegium Musicum Basel (Switzerland), Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto op. 30
   L'Orchestre Régional de Mulhouse (France), Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto op.30
• San Antonio Symphony, Stojowski Concerto #1, April 1986 (U.S. premiere)
• Denver Chamber Orchestra, Rhapsody in Blue (NPR broadcast)
• Yale Symphony, Ornstein Piano Concerto, Dec. 1976 (world revival of a work which had premiered in 1925;  coverage by N.Y. Times and other national media
• New Haven Symphony, Mendelssohn Concerto #1
• Houston Symphony, Liszt Concerto #1; Mendelssohn Capriccio Brillante
• Queens Symphony (NY), Rhapsody in Blue
• Jackson (Mich.) Symphony, Tschaikovsky Concerto #1
• Jackson (Mich.) Symphony, Khachaturian Piano Concerto
• Jackson (Mich.) Symphony, Stojowski Concerto #1
  
• El Paso Symphony, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
• El Paso (TX) “Programs of Excellence”, Rhapsody in Blue
• Roswell Symphony (NM), Rachmaninoff Concerto #2
• Dallas Wind Symphony, Rhapsody in Blue
• Waukegan (IL) Symphony, Grieg Concerto
• Abilene (TX) Philharmonic, Rachmaninoff Concerto #2
• Nassau Symphony  Orchestra (NY), Rhapsody in Blue
• Ridgefield Symphony (CT) Beethoven Concerto #1
• Roswell Symphony, Mozart Concerto K. 453
• Lubbock (TX) Symphony, Prokofiev Concerto #1
• Lubbock Symphony , Khachaturian Piano Concerto
• Lubbock Symphony, Gershwin Concerto in F     
• Lubbock Symphony, Beethoven Concerto V
• Lubbock Symphony, Liszt Concerto #1