Pianist Thomas Labé enjoys an international career as a soloist, recording artist, scholar and educator. His 1987 debut at New York's Carnegie Hall (as First Prize winner of the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition) was singled out by The New York Times as "the most interesting among the week's debutantes." He has also been praised by the same publication for "moments of great beauty between thunderous outbursts." A subsequent New York appearance caused The New York Post to run the headline "A Pianist of Virtuoso Caliber" over an exuberant review. His engagements have included appearances as soloist with numerous ensembles including the Chattanooga and Houston Symphony Orchestras (as First Prize winner of the Ima Hogg/Houston Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition) and in recitals in such prestigious venues as Chicago's Ravinia Festival and Dame Myra Hess concert series, the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (Troy, NY), at Washington University in St. Louis, the Staatstheater Darmstadt (Germany), Midem classique (France) and the International Piano Festival Monterrey (Mexico). Along with his wife, pianist Hyunsoon Whang <web pages>, he shared the unique honor of being invited by world famous pianist Alexis Weissenberg to premiere and record Weissenberg's original two piano accompanied score for the surrealistic musical Nostalgie. The work was premiered at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and recorded for the Arkadia label.

Labé's growing discography of internationally released compact disc recordings have received rave reviews in such publications as The Washington Post, Gramophone magazine, American Record Guide, CD Review (U.K.) and The Age (Australia). His debut release, The Virtuoso Johann Strauss (Dorian 80102), received a Best of the Year citation from H&B Recordings Direct. His most recent release, a recording of piano works by American composer Howard Hanson for the Naxos label (8.559047) was heralded by Classics Today: "Thomas Labé plays as if his very life depended on it, totally in command, completely aware of the vital `ebb and flow' of the music. The recorded sound is just short of demonstration caliber, too. All the pluses add up to a release that simply must be heard." He has also recorded chamber music with acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton, and their pairing in works of Liszt for the Dorian label (90251) was awarded an "A+" for artistic quality by Audio magazine which remarked: “Thomas Labé accompanies with great sensitivity