A recognized leader in contemporary music advocacy, pianist Elizabeth G. Hill has led and performed in the D.C. area’s most prominent ensembles, and is also known for her work as a solo performer, educator and lecturer. A highly-regarded artist, she has performed lecture-recitals and concerts in thirteen U.S. states and in Europe, including for the Embassy Concert Series in Washington, D.C., the Center for Jewish History in New York, and the Robert-Schumann-Haus in Zwickau, Germany.

Hill dedicates much of her career to bridging cultures through music, and realizes this vision through her leadership within two prominent chamber ensembles within the Washington, D.C., area. Her duo Meraki, which she co-founded in 2016, focuses on performing culturally essential music, and has performed in eight U.S. states and held residencies at three universities. Recently, the ensemble performed at New Music DC 2019, where it premiered Jerod Tate’s HelohaOkchamali as an honoree of Chamber Music America’s Classical Commissioning Program. Hill helps promote the advancement of contemporary music in the D.C. area through serving as an administrator of the District New Music Coalition. Outside of these ventures, she continues to devote herself to the performance of contemporary works, including recent premieres of new work include at D.C.’s Fringe Festival, New Music D.C., and with the Great Noise Ensemble at the West Fork New Music Festival in Fairmont, West Virginia.

In the 2020/21 season, Hill presented a number of virtual performances, including digital solo concerts, chamber performances, appearances as a Performance Ambassador for the Boulanger Initiative, performances for the National Philharmonic chamber series and performances with the American Pops Orchestra. Hill is also thrilled to serve as artist-in-residence this season for the Music of Grace Concert Series in Silver Spring, Maryland. Through her residency, she will assist in curating an entirely virtual season of performances that promotes diversity through programming and their featured artists.