The New York Times complimented her debut performance at Carnegie Recital Hall:

“Her lucid introduction, simple but without condescension, to Messiaen’s ‘Premiere Communion de la Vierge,’ which she played with care and manifest appreciation. It can hardly be doubted that the audience’s enjoyment of the piece (and of the Walker sonata) was enhanced by the verbal preview, and the ability to explain and play good music is no mean gift.” — Will Crutchfield, The New York Times

Ms. King has performed in the United States, Europe, and South America. She has presented recitals at historic Jordan Hall, the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, the Gardner Museum, and in concert as soloist with several New England orchestras. She was the featured artist on television and public radio stations such as WGBH in Boston, WVPR in Vermont, and WGMS in the Washington, D.C. area.

As soloist and collaborative artist, Fredericka has performed at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, the National Gallery of Art, and the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She appeared in numerous programs as soloist and accompanist with the National Spiritual Ensemble, touring throughout the United States, and was a founding member La Femme, La Femme, a group dedicated to the performance of chamber and solo works by women composers. Fredericka performed as soloist and chamber musician at the Interharmony Festival in Acqui Terme, Italy and in recitals at the Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine. For many years she has also performed in the unique Teacher’s Program at the Piano Texas international Festival and Academy in Fort Worth, Texas.

Ms. King’s recitals feature works of Classical composers and highlight the works of women, American, and African-American composers, as on her CD A Born Pianist. Additional recordings include one of solo and vocal works by American women titled Hooray for the Ladies! with the group American Classics and a CD of chamber music by the African-English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with the Coleridge Ensemble. She also designed, recorded, and produced the 3 CD set Piano Classics for Young Listeners.

Fredericka has performed in Masterclasses with Stanislav Oudenitch, Dr. Harold Martina, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Igor Resnianski, Norma Fisher, and Aviram Reichert. Ms. King is Senior Music Historian-in-Residence at Emerson College. In addition to teaching young piano students of the Preparatory School, Ms. King teaches an adult piano class and a History of Western Music course in the New England Conservatory’s Adult Education Department.

Photo by Meredith Hart.