The New York Times has described Eric Himy's playing as "flawlessly poised with elegance and brilliance." His compelling artistry has intrigued audiences on five continents. The 2007 Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande has compared Himy's technique to that of the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz: “There is some Horowitz in those steel wrists and those rubber fingers: a feline approach to the keyboard, alternating caressing velvet paws and nervous strokes of claws, a sensually gourmand exploitation of sonorities, a high-level eloquence […]”. He has played to critical acclaim in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and Slovenia.

Mr. Himy has been heard in the United States, most notably at The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, The Frick Collection, and The Phillips Collection; also in Salle Gaveau and Salle Cortot, in Paris, and on NPR Performance Today. He gave the first recital of this millennium in the famous Opera House Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil. Himy has played with conductors such as Baker, Baudo, Bay, Bergman, Davies, Jaffe, Koering, Loebel, Manahan, Massini, Schemmerhorn, Rink, Stanger, Wit and Wolff.

Eric Himy began piano studies at age six, giving his first concert when he was 10. He was guest soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at age 15, going on to win numerous competitions and awards including the Gold Medal at the 1988 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, the Kosciuszko Chopin Prize in New York, and top honors in the 1991 Milosz Magin International Competition in Paris.

Having performed publicly for the renowned pianist Adele Marcus, at one of her legendary Master Classes, at the University of Maryland International Piano Festival, he was prompted to pursue studies with her. He also pursued serious work with the genius-talent, Joseph Villa, who had studied with Olga Barabini, an Arrau protégée and assistant and also with Thomas Schumacher. He graduated in Biochemistry and Music at the University of Maryland, and received a Master of Music degree from the renowned Juilliard School in New York.

After his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Hugh Wolff with Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, The Washington Post wrote: "he used this romantic effusion to display an awesome technique and musicianship." And when Mr. Himy replaced Alain Planes in a 1995 performance of Prokofiev's Concerto No. 3 with the Marseilles Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Baudo, Le Provençal wrote: "Himy is not only technically brilliant, but also doses out power and lyricism equally. What a temperament and what a captivating pianist!" He was hailed by critics as "a spectacular choice" for his last-minute substitution for Pascal Rogé in a performance of the Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 with the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra.

Himy has also played in joint recitals with Gary Hoffman, Emilio Colón, Michael Guttman, Garrick Ohlsson, Jeffrey Biegel and Jose Ramos Santana. He has given Masterclasses at Princeton, The University of Texas, The University of San Francisco, The University of Virginia, Portland State University and the Evrons Conservatoire in France – among others, and has also participated as judge in many Piano Competitions.

Mr. Himy recorded his first CD, The Art of Piano Transcription in France, where he was heard live on Radio France Musique. He is widely acclaimed for his interpretations of the Spanish and French masters such as Albeniz, De Falla, Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel and Saint-Säens.

He honored the 125th anniversary of Ravel (2000) by performing his complete piano works at the French Embassy in Washington DC, on the Embassy Series where he received critical acclaim from The Washington Post: "Enchanting his audience with an inspiring recital, Mr. Himy matched the sense of sophistication, boldness and unequaled genius inherent in Ravel's music and left no doubt of his musical prowess." His recital in France prompted one critic to write: "…his dazzling vision equaled and at times even surpassed some more famous interpretations (Argerich, François...)."

A champion of contemporary composers, Mr. Himy commissioned Gargoyles by the American composer Lowell Liebermann, and played its world première at his debut recital in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. In 1999, he returned to Alice Tully Hall to play the New York première of American composer Marvin Schluger's Jazz Rhapsodywith the New York Chamber Symphony. He performed this work in Poland with the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra during their 1999 Autumn Music Festival.

Eric Himy was also chosen by composer Yves Ramette (noted student of Arthur Honegger) to record his complete piano works and his Prelude, Fugue and Postlude with the Czech Radio Symphony in Prague under the direction of Vladimir Valek. He commissioned Hommage à Mozart by the Spanish composer Elisenda Fàbregas and premiered the work in Paris at Salle Cortot in honor of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.

He was invited by conductor Thomas Conlin, 2001 Grammy Award Winner, to perform his (Himy's) recently restored version from manuscript of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue on tour with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. For the '06-07, '07-08 seasons he performed more than 70 concerts worldwide. Himy was featured on the cover of the 2006 May/June issue of Clavier and in Musical Opinion May/June 2007.

Himy recorded his version of Rhapsody in Blue in an all-Gershwin CD featuring his own transcriptions, and those of Earl Wild, about which Classics Today wrote: “There's no denying Himy's virtuosic flair, this is a fascinating disc”.

His recordings also include an all-Ravel CD (for Ivory Classics), about which BBC Music Magazine wrote: “If you want Ravel's two big piano cycles, Miroirs and Gaspard de la Nuit on one disc, I have no hesitation in recommending this. As for the Miroirs, I have never heard the five pieces done better.”

Himy's discs Homage to Mozart and Homage to Schumann ( picked by BBC Music Magazine as CD of the Month - December 2007), were released on the Centaur label. His Schumann was called: "Visionary ....the most appealing new Schumann disc heard in a long time."

His two more recent CDs, Homage to Debussy and Homage to Liszt, also released by Centaur Records, received excellent reviews from the prestigious American Record Guide, March/April 2009. Of his Debussy, the critic from ARG says: “it introduces the pianist's own arrangement of the Prélude à L'Après-Midi d'un Faune. Given his luscious big sound, this gorgeous arrangement comes off almost well enough to make one forget about the missing orchestral colors.”

The Guide goes on to say: “Les Terrasses des Audiences au Clair de Lune shares with Canope a timeless sense of expression that sounds just right in Himy's sensitive hands. On the other hand, Feux d'Artifice is not held back in its explosion of colors and dashes of light.” He concludes: “Homage indeed - here's one pianist I would have welcomed a complete [Debussy] cycle from.” Himy's Liszt CD is also highly praised by the same American Record Guide critic (March/April 2009): "the result shows an artist willing to avoid the ordinary."