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Joseph Kalichstein, an Israeli-American pianist who was equally distinguished as a recitalist, a soloist with orchestra and a chamber musician, died March 31 in Manhattan.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2022

But Anderson had a long international career as a concert recitalist with a voice of astonishing warmth and grandeur that conductor Arturo Toscanini said “one is privileged to hear only once in a 100 years.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2021

My first recording of the “Müllerin,” released in 1996, launched my career as a song recitalist.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2020

Ms. Peters’s care with her voice allowed her to sing well into her later years on the opera stage, as a recitalist and in musicals.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2017

She also had a highly regarded international career as a recitalist, singing at Town Hall in New York and on other celebrated stages, and was especially renowned as an interpreter of Schubert lieder.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2015