Byron Schenkman | Harpsichordist • Pianist • Music Director

BYRON SCHENKMAN (they/them) is a Queer Jewish keyboard player and scholar with a background in Historical Performance and a passion for connecting people through music. In addition to performing live on piano, harpsichord, and fortepiano, Byron can be heard on more than forty CDs, including recordings on historical instruments from the National Music Museum, Vermillion, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. They can also be heard in numerous online performances with Sound Salon.

“A superb harpsichordist… Schenkman is a master.”

–Philippa Kiraly, Seattle Times

“An elegant stylist with a cleanly articulated sound ”

–Allan Kozinn, New York Times

“… stylistically brilliant, with crisp and dynamic sonorities.”

–Philippa Kiraly, Seattle Times

–Allan Kozinn, New York Times

–Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh Post-Tribune