Concert pianist Anne Rainwater is a dexterous musician known for her vibrant interpretations of works from J.S. Bach to John Zorn. Recognized for her “boldly assertive rhetoric” (San Francisco Examiner) and “bright golden honeycomb for a brain” (Roy Doughty, poet), she engages audiences as a soloist, chamber musician and lecture artist around the country.
Anne has performed in venues and festivals throughout the US and Europe, including the Kennedy Center, the Donau Festival in Austria, Kampnagel in Germany, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, Mass MOCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, and Bargemusic and Roulette in New York City. Diverse appearances include radio interviews on KWMR, KZYX, KALW, and KALX, chamber music performances at Mass MOCA and Bargemusic, and concerto performances at UC San Diego and Mendocino College. She curates a monthly musical gathering called the Vernon Salon Series, which she founded in 2016. Anne has released 3 solo albums – J.S. Bach’s "Goldberg Variations" (2018), "Anywhere But Here" (2020), featuring electronic keyboard works by Jude Traxler, and "Ave Maria: Variations on a Theme by Giancinto Scelsi" (2023), a vocal and piano work by Ian Power out on Carrier Records. She is a 2019 recipient of an InterMusic SF Grant.