Kathryn Selby

Kathryn Shauna Selby AM (born 1962) is an Australian classical pianist. She is often known as Kathy Selby.

Biography She grew up in Sydney. She entered the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the age of seven, studying under Nancy Salas. In 1978 she won an American Music Scholarship, which led to her making her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She was a founding member of the Macquarie Trio, and from 1993 to 2006 also its manager. The trio came to an abrupt end after its university funding was cut, which in turn followed disagreements between the members. She later founded TriOz, and she now presents subscription seasons of chamber music under the banner of "Selby & Friends".

For Andrew Olle's memorial service in the Sydney Town Hall on 22 December 1995, Peter Sculthorpe wrote a special arrangement for cello and piano of his 1947 work Parting, which was played by Nathan Waks and Kathryn Selby.

Selby has performed with many orchestras in the United States, Australia and other countries. These include the Philadelphia Orchestra (she was a founding member of its Chamber Group), Boston Pops Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Queensland Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and West Australian Symphony Orchestra. She has performed at the Athens, Spoleto, Caramoor, Aspen, Marlboro, Sydney Mozart and Sydney Festivals. She has made many recordings.

In the 2013 Australia Day Honours Selby was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).