“When I play a Steinway, my heart warms, my fingers ignite in excitement, my ears tickle in delight of the wondrous sounds, and my eyes no longer see black and white notes but colors of a rainbow high in the brilliant sky. Music is unleashed from within when I play a Steinway. I can't imagine a day without playing my Steinway.” - Karen Walwyn

Karen Walwyn is an Albany Recording Artist, and the first female African American pianist/ composer to receive the Steinway Artist Award.