Kenny Broberg will take center stage in Foxburg at Lincoln Hall.
Experience the “breathtaking virtuosity” of top prize winner in the Tchaikovsky, Van Cliburn and American Pianist Awards competitions, KENNY BROBERG, who will play Romantic masterpieces with his “elegant touch” and “sensitivity” as we celebrate the 90th Birthday of Dr. Arthur Steffee, ARCA’s founder & president, on Sunday, August 18 at 2 PM in Foxburg’s air-conditioned Lincoln Hall.
Raise a champagne toast to Dr. Steffee at the concert’s intermission and join the festive celebration! Meet the artists after the concert at a wine & cheese reception at the Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop for the opening of the exhibit featuring Cheri Anderton-Yarnell, ceramicist, and DP Warner, landscape painter, from 4 to 6 PM. The Red Brick Gallery is adjacent to Lincoln Hall at 17 Main Street. The reception is free to the public.
ARCA is grateful for the very generous financial support of ARCA founder and Board members Dr. Arthur and Marybeth Steffee who have sponsored the debut concert of Kenny Broberg at the Lincoln Hall Steinway, which instrument they gifted to ARCA.
In a recent performance for the Miami International Piano Festival, Kenny Broberg ”thrilled, delighted, and enchanted in an intimate recital.” Critics agree:
“He drew the audience in and didn’t let go until the last quiet note. Liszt wrote symphonies for the piano; Broberg’s interpretation was symphonic in tone, color and sound. What a way to conclude not only his recital, but the entire solo part of the competition…the audience cheered him on stage four times!”– Culture Spot LA
Tickets: Adults $30, Members $25, Students $5. Buy online at alleghenyriverstone.org or call 724-659-3153 and pay with cash/check at the door.
Hailed as “one of the most intelligent and intense artists on the concert stage today,” Kenny Broberg was the winner of the 2021 American Pianists Awards and Christel DeHaan Fellowship. Of his performances during the finals of the American Pianists Award competition, The Indianapolis Star wrote that “Broberg mastered everything he performed… pulling a palette of moods from every register.” In the ‘Dante Sonata’ from Liszt’s Years of Pilgrimage, the pianist easily captured the drama in the journey, ”marrying all of the energy of those emotions in the epic ending.”
He received the Bronze prize in the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition and is the Silver medal winner at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for performances which showed ”an imaginative shaping of themes, revelation of inner voices, and an unfailing sense of momentum.” (Texas Classical Review)
This Minnesota native is known for his “poise” and “technical brilliance” (Minnesota Star Tribune). He has also won first prizes at the Hastings and Dallas international piano competitions, in addition to medals at the Sydney, Seattle, New Orleans, and Wideman (Shreveport) competitions, becoming one of the most decorated and internationally renowned pianists of his generation.
Throughout high school, Kenny balanced his musical lessons with playing baseball and hockey. He remains an avid fan for both the Minnesota Twins and Wild and checks their scores while on breaks during his practice. Kenny said of his love of baseball, “I started playing T-ball when I was 5 years old and played baseball through high school. Since I grew up in Minneapolis, I’m an avid Twins fan. To this day, I’ll watch any Twins game on my phone during baseball season checking scores the minute I quit practicing. And, I still love to throw a ball with friends just to blow off steam.”
Join us to be uplifted and inspired by this extraordinary artist as we celebrate the 90th Birthday of ARCA’s beloved founder and President, Arthur Steffee.
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