Jeffrey Siegel @ Harris Center

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Music of irresistible charm and wit – and deep anguish and sadness. Haydn’s exuberant Gypsy Rondo and melancholy F Minor Variations, Mozart’s passionate A Minor Sonata.

Keyboard Conversations®️ are concerts with lively commentary. Prior to performing each work, internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel briefly, and in non-technical language, engagingly speaks about the music. These programs enrich the listening experience for the avid music lover as well as provide an inviting, entertaining, instantly accessible introduction to great music for the novice.

Internationally acclaimed pianist JEFFREY SIEGEL has been soloist with the world’s great orchestras. Abroad, these have included the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Philharmonic and Philharmonia, Moscow State Symphony, Munich’s Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Amsterdam, Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras, Orchestra of La Scala and NHK Symphony of Japan.

In the United States, engagements have included the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to his solo appearances, Jeffrey Siegel presents KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS®, a brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary in which lively, captivating remarks precede virtuoso performances of piano masterpieces. The concert concludes with a fast-paced Q & A. Ongoing series of Keyboard Conversations flourish in major cities throughout the United States, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Phoenix, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Dallas, Denver and Washington, D.C. In 2018-19, Keyboard Conversations continue for the ninth season in London.
Keyboard Conversations® ~ Piano Treasures, a one-hour, PBS television special produced by Time Life, was recently broadcast to more than 150 cities nationwide and is now available on DVD.

The enthusiasm and loyalty of Jeffrey Siegel’s audiences are heartwarming. In 2018-19, the Scottsdale series celebrates its fortieth consecutive season and the Chicago series marks its fiftieth!

Mr. Siegel has appeared on Oprah Radio’s “Dr. Oz Show,” as guest of host and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and author and co-host Dr. Michael Roizen. In addition, he has been a frequent guest on the popular BBC program “In Tune” in London. “Keyboard Conversations® ~ Piano Treasures,” a Time Life production, has been broadcast by PBS to more than 150 cities nationwide, and is now available on DVD. CD releases include The Romantic Music of Chopin; The Miracle of Mozart, recorded live in London; The Power and Passion of Beethoven; The Romanticism of the Russian Soul and The Romance of the Piano (Random House Audio Publishing Group); Music for the Young – and Young at Heart (WFMT Radio, Chicago); and American Pianistic Treasures (WEDU, Tampa), and Spellbinding Bach.

Born into a musical family, Jeffrey Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago, with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and, as a Fulbright Scholar, with Ilona Kabos in London. Mr. Siegel and his wife live in New York and have two grown children.

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