Anton Armstrong
Elizabeth Baker
Roxana Constantinescu
Monica Huggett
Craig Hella Johnson
Jeffrey Kahane
OBF Chorus
OBF Orchestra
Portland Baroque Orchestra
Rahel Rilling
Gernot Süssmuth
James Taylor
Stangeland Family
Youth Choral Academy
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Jeffrey Kahane
Guest Artist
Renowned as a pianist and conductor, Jeffrey Kahane is recognized by audiences around the world for his mastery of diverse repertoire from Bach to Beethoven, from Gershwin to Golijov. He has established a reputation not only as music director of two unique ensembles, but also as a truly versatile artist equally sought after as soloist, conductor, and chamber musician. A native of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Kahane began classical piano studies at the age of five with Howard Weisel. At age 14, he was accepted as a scholarship pupil by the great Polish-born pianist Jakob Gimpel.. He left high school after his sophomore year to attend the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In San Francisco, he played keyboard instruments in the San Francisco Symphony, explored jazz, and played in the pit for a touring Broadway musical. His career took a major turn in 1981 when he became a finalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Two years later in 1983, Kahane won the Grand Prize in the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Israel. In 2008-09 Kahane entered into his twelfth season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and his fourth season as Music Director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Known for bringing a unique programming perspective to the organizations with which he works, Kahane has led both orchestras to win ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programmingthe Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's fourth win in 2008.
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