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Deirdre Brenner is a Lecturer in Collaborative Piano at the Mead Witter School of Music. With a multifaceted career that encompasses performance, teaching, and artistic leadership, she has performed in venues across the USA, Europe, and Asia, including the Wiener Musikverein, Kennedy Center, and Teatro Real. Deirdre has appeared at prominent festivals such as the Seoul Spring Festival and the Oxford Lieder Festival, and has collaborated with renowned artists like Wolfgang Holzmair and Tara Erraught. An active soloist, she has performed with orchestras including the New Hampshire Philharmonic. In addition to her performance career, Deirdre is a dedicated educator, joining the University of Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music faculty in 2025 after teaching in Austria for several years. She co-founded the Boyne Music Festival in Drogheda, Ireland in 2013, where she currently serves as co-director, curating unique chamber music programs in historic settings.
Mead Witter School of Music • Madison, WI
Teaching Collaborative Piano and conducting masterclasses.
Various Institutions • Austria
Taught at Anton Bruckner University, Joseph Haydn Conservatory, and IES Abroad.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences