Solo Piano
Acclaimed for the heartfelt intensity and technical mastery of his playing, pianist Joseph Kalichstein has enthralled audiences throughout the United States and Europe, winning praise as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Mr. Kalichstein is the first chamber music advisor to the Kennedy Center.
During his long professional history with the Kennedy Center, Mr. Kalichstein has appeared with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, given solo recitals, and performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, most recently under Leonard Slatkin. In his current capacity with the Kennedy Center, he has additionally played a major role in festivals devoted to Brahms, Beethoven, and the history of the piano itself.
Born in Tel Aviv, Mr. Kalichstein came to the United States in 1962. His principal teachers included Joshua Shor, Edward Steuermann, and Ilona Kabos at Juilliard. Prior to his 1969 Leventritt Award victory, he won the Young Concert Artists Auditions. As a result, he gave a heralded New York recital debut and, at the invitation of Leonard Bernstein, performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the New York Philharmonic in a nationally televised concert.
Boasting an uncanny talent for works ranging from Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms to 20th-century works by Bartók, Prokofiev, and others, Mr. Kalichstein has collaborated with celebrated conductors and appeared internationally with the world's finest symphony orchestras. He continues to play in music capitals worldwide with the famed Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson piano trio, the members of which are resident artists of the Fortas Chamber Music Series.