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Robin SpielbergFew pianists can speak the language of music as fluently, eloquently and beautifully as Robin Spielberg. Mesmerizing audiences with inspired tales, extraordinary piano technique and heartfelt performances, Ms. Spielberg is in the top echelon of contemporary composer/pianists.Thousands of people have been both entertained and touched by Ms. Spielberg’s live concerts.  Ms. Spielberg has a natural talent for making audiences immediately comfortable, and it is this element that turns what could easily be an ordinary evening at the concert hall into a very special concert Event.  "Robin has such a personal and expressive way of playing, and her story-telling about the origins of the music makes the pieces come alive...the evening was both touching and mesmerizing" writes Wind & Wire Magazine of Robin’s San Francisco area  concert.  "Robin Spielberg has an indeniable melodic gift" says New York Concert Review of Ms. Spielberg’s Carnegie Hall debut.Ms. Spielberg’s gifts have won her a place among the nation’s most respected contemporary pianists, as well as a slot on Steinway’s Artist Roster.  Her ten recordings include three albums of original piano solos (Heal of the Hand, Songs of the Spirit, Dreaming of Summer), two recordings for holiday (Spirit of the Holidays, In the Heart of Winter), two recordings of American standards and film songs (With a Song in My Heart, Unchained Melodies), original pieces for solo piano and piano/ensemble (In the Arms of the Wind) , Mother, a collaborative CD containing instrumentals, sung ballads and songs celebrating mother and motherhood, and a recording of lullabies (Beautiful Dreamer).  A new holiday collection is in the works for Winter 2002.Dreaming of Summer is the debut release of original piano solos on her own playMountain Music label, a company she co-founded with her husband Larry Kosson.  Ms. Spielberg supported the recording in 2001 with a 25-city concert tour. "This album may be the finest collection of songs she has ever recorded," writes WindandWire.com. "The music has an emotional and musical complexity that is refreshing."  "Her playing is so expressive that flowers often seem to bloom through the stereo speakers"(Barnes&Noble.com;). The CD earned a "Finalist Award" from New Age Voice Magazine in June 2001 in the ‘Best Acoustic Instrumental’ category. The CD, which has also been released  in Thailand, China, Hong-Kong, Korea and Malaysia,  received radio play on over 200 stations in the U.S.Ms. Spielberg began touring the US in 1996. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in a  sold-out performance at the Weill Recital Hall in 1997 and has performed there twice since.  Other memorable performances include a guest spot on the PBS television special, The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration with Thomas Moore;  live performances on CBS Saturday Morning and Good Morning Arizona; a private concert for the factory workers at the Steinway & Sons historic piano factory in New York, and benefits for the Epilepsy Foundation (Carnegie Hall), and Breast Cancer Awareness.Robin Spielberg’s interest in music and healing grew when she witnessed first-hand, the positive effect music had on her own baby daughter (born prematurely) during her four-month stay in the neo-natal intensive care unit. A CD entitled Beautiful Dreamer was the musical result of this experience, a recording of lullabies and songs for the parent & child on solo piano. Ms. Spielberg’s work with music and healing has been documented in The New York Times and in segments on LifeTime Live and ABC News. Beautiful Dreamer was hailed by Child Magazine as one of "The Best of 2000", and also earned accolades in  Parenting and The Washington Post.. Robin Spielberg is now Celebrity Spokesperson for The American Music Therapy Association.Robin Spielberg  is married  to renowned photographer Larry Kosson.  The couple reside with their daughter in New Jersey.  You can have a ‘virtual visit’ wit