Press Kit

“Mr. Kahane seemed most fully in his element. He has always been a superb but underappreciated pianist, and this concerto offered a good overview of his strengths, not least a perfectly regulated, silken tone that at times — particularly in the quick ascending runs of the first movement — had the shimmer of a harp.”

“Adventurous and genially charismatic.”

“If you speak to musicians across the country, the one thing I think everyone feels about Jeffrey is that he is perhaps one of the greatest collaborators of our era.”

“Imagination, devotion and supreme musicianship.”

“The sheer musical strength of Kahane's unerring dramatic pace, enhanced by an ideally tart orchestra.”

“Kahane exhibited the kind of good cheer Sunday that no audience can resist.”

“Kahane has an acute sense of rhythm.”

“We'll never find another Kahane.”

“Jeffrey Kahane's realization of the solo part was utterly stunning.”

“Jeffrey Kahane is proving to be a conductor of the first rank. His account of the Shostakovich was compelling from first to last. He forged a totally unified structural arch, and he elicited pointed details from the orchestra.”

“The pianist Jeffrey Kahane was as virtuosic a player as when he burst onto the classical music scene in the early 1980s as a finalist of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition. He flew through the complex rhythms and flashy runs musically and compellingly, every note a joy to hear.”

“Music director Jeffrey Kahane never stinted, and the results were unnervingly great.”

“Never one to shy away from an artistic challenge.”

“Kahane was clearly in command of the score's many facets, bringing crispness to some of its more treacherous, angular passages and serene urgency to the spirituals.”

“Renowned conductor, pianist, and educator.”

“It featured sparkling playing from Jeffrey Kahane, who infused his performance with jollity and joy.”