Adam Tendler Receives Stellar Reviews After First Crypt Session Performance!

"On Cage’s birthday Tuesday night, pianist Adam Tendler honored the essence of both the expression and innovation of the work with a marvelous performance in the Crypt under the Church of the Intercession... This was the opening performance of the season for Death of Classical’s Crypt Sessions, and the timing was superb—not only for Cage’s birthday but for the chance to hear music that still has the permanence to transcend the flow of time and eras in the sonically luscious crypt, a calm and cool space in the middle of a heatwave in a busy city." - George Grella, New York Classical Review
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"Mr. Tendler, playing the entire evening by memory... made the music his own. His fluidity, and his obvious joy created a singular astonishment." - Harry Rolnick, ConcertoNet
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Deep in the caverns of the Church of the Intercession in upper Manhattan, music captured in stone archways reverberates in its own special way. Adam Tendler, the master of Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano, performed. Sounds emerged into the dark silence of the Crypt, barely lit by candles. The sounds are rich and detailed. They are also very present. The ambiance is minimal. Yet we are intimately involved with this music, full of surprises. - Susan Hall, Berkshire Fine Arts
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