Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Short Biography (Bio-Blurb; 216 words)

Master pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen is celebrating this year the release of his tenth solo piano CD 88 Fingers. The CD includes Eyran's interpretation of beloved songs such as September Song (Weill) and Those Were The Days (Raskin), as well as an improvisation on Mussorgsky's theme from Pictures At An Exhibition.

Eyran recently completed a highly successful tour in Germany with Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Gerhard Hummer conceived the Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration and produced and managed the tour. The German press hailed the groundbreaking interpretation of Mussorgsky's masterpiece by Ivanovitch and Katsenelenbogen, calling it "An absolute sensation in the history of concert events."

Eyran's past tours include concerts and recordings in England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Israel, Canada and the US. His jazz solo piano concerts have been enthusiastically received around the world, in venues such as Saint Joseph Theater in Scarborough, England; Bechstein Centrum in Hamburg; the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival; Boston's Jordan Hall; and the Teatro di Marcello in Rome. Cadence magazine has glowingly reviewed Eyran's recordings: "…his playing…is at times introspective, at times explosive, but at all times dynamic and challenging…"

Eyran is a recipient of the ASCAP Plus Award for the years 2002 - 2008. His upcoming release 88 Fingers was made possible with funding from New England Conservatory.