Jeffrey Khaner has been a Yamaha artist since 1984. He performs on the Yamaha YFL-874H. Currently teaching at Curtis Institute of Music, Jeff is Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra. A noted soloist, he has released several highly acclaimed recordings such as American Flute Music, British Flute Music, and French Flute Music. Mr. Khaner also is an extremely active clinician giving workshops constantly in the United States and abroad.
I play Yamaha because the instrument they made for me is exactly what I want in a flute and they are supportive to the maximum degree with regard to my teaching and performing.
Acknowledged by The New York Times for his extraordinary virtuosity, and by BBC Music Magazine for his first-rate flute playing, Jeffrey Khaner is one of todays most distinguished orchestral musicians. Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990, a post he held previously with the Cleveland Orchestra, he has won numerous accolades for his silvery tone, soaring phrases, remarkable breath control and nimble virtuosity.
A noted soloist, Jeff has performed concerti ranging from Bach and Mozart, to Neilsen, Ibert and Corigliano, among others. He has worked with such conductors as Riccardo Chailly, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus-Peter Flor, Erich Leinsdorf, Kurt Masur, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Franz Welser-Most, and David Zinman. An enthusiastic supporter of new music, he performed the American premiere of Hans Werner Henzes Sentiments of CPE Bach for flute and harp with the composer conducting, and collaborated with Lowell Liebermann in performances of his Flute Sonata at the 2000 Saratoga Festival and in Japan at the Pacific Music Festival. Jeff sponsors an annual composition competition for students of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, which has resulted in several new commissions.
Jeff was described as a major player by MusicWeb, reviewing his debut solo recording, American Flute Music, on the Avie label. The CD was cited by Gramophone magazine as a fine showcase for American flute music and Jeffrey Khaners artistry. The disc pairs well-known works by Copland and Piston with 20th-century rarities by Eldin Burton and Beryl Rubinstein, and the world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdons Autumn Reflection. American Flute Music marks the first in a series of recordings for Avie. A CD of British Flute Music, including works by Malcolm Arnold, Lennox Berkeley, York Bowen, Iain Hamilton, David Matthews and Nicholas Maw, was released in autumn 2002, and a third, French Flute Music, in the summer of 2003.
Jeff made his debut at Carnegie Halls Weill Recital Hall in 2000 with pianist Charles Abramovic. In the same season he appeared in recital with Wolfgang Sawallisch in Philadelphias Convention Center. Jeff has concertized and taught throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. He is a founding member, with fellow Philadelphia principals violist Roberto Diaz and harpist Elizabeth Hainen de Peters, of the Syrinx Trio, which made their debut in 2001 at Weill Recital Hall.
Committed to music education and promoting young musicians, Jeff has been a faculty member of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia since 1985. Jeff has participated as a performer and teacher at the Solti Orchestral Project in Carnegie Hall, the New World Symphony, the Hamamatsu Festival, the Grand Teton Festival and the Sarasota Music Festival. He regularly appears at the Pacific Music Festival, where in 2002 he performed John Coriglianos Pied Piper Fantasy. Jeff was selected by Sir Georg Solti to be principal flute of the World Orchestra for Peace celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
Jeff is a Yamaha performing artist and clinician. He welcomes comments and questions on his website, www.iflute.com.
