Jeffrey Khaner (born December 22, 1958) is the principal flutist of the
Philadelphia Orchestra.
He has also served as principal flutist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony. Khaner teaches at the
Curtis Institute of Music,
The Juilliard School
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, and the
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Conservatory of Music. In September 2012, he launched the
Online Classical Flute School with Jeffrey Khanerthrough
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Career
Canadian-born flutist Khaner has been principal flute of The
Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990. From 1982 to 1990 he was principal flute of the
Cleveland Orchestra
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, and he has also served as principal of the New York
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Venues
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(1981–82) and the
Atlantic Symphony in Halifax (1980–81), and as co-principal of the
Pittsburgh Symphony
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History
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(1981–82).
A noted soloist, Khaner has performed concertos with orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia, collaborating with conductors including
Riccardo Chailly,
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,
Charles Dutoit,
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,
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Erich Leinsdorf
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Gerard Schwarz
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, and
David Zinman
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. Khaner’s concerto repertoire is extensive and he has premiered many works including the concertos by Ned Rorem, Behzad Ranjbaran, Jonathan Leshnoff,
Eric Sessler and David Chesky, all written for him. As a recitalist, Mr. Khaner has appeared on four continents with pianists Charles Abramovic, Christoph Eschenbach, Lowell Liebermann, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Hugh Sung, and many others. He regularly incorporates into the programs the music of today’s composers, many of whom have written expressly for him.
Khaner is a founding member of the Syrinx Trio with former Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Viola Roberto Díaz and Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Harp Elizabeth Hainen, which made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2001 at Weill Recital Hall.
A graduate of the
Juilliard School
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, Khaner was named to the faculty as flute professor in 2004, holding the position formerly held by his mentor, the late
Julius Baker
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. Since 1985 he has been a faculty member of the
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He is also Professor of Flute at
Lynn University
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in Boca Raton, Florida. He has given master classes throughout North, South, and Central America, Europe, and Asia.
Khaner has also participated as a performer and teacher at many summer festivals and seminars including the Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall, the
New World Symphony
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, the
Pacific Music and the Hamamatsu festivals in Japan, the Sarasota and Grand Teton festivals, and the Lake Placid Institute. In 1995 he was selected by Sir
Georg Solti to be principal flute of the World Orchestra for Peace, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. The orchestra regularly reconvenes in venues throughout the world. He is also the principal of the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, California.
In addition to his orchestral recordings, Khaner has extensively recorded solo flute repertoire. He has released seven critically acclaimed solo CDs on the Avie label – American, British, Czech, French, German, and Romantic Flute Music, and Brahms and Schumann sonatas and romances. His recording of David Chesky’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, appears on Chesky Records and his recording of Ned Rorem’s concerto is on Naxos. His editions of repertoire, including the Brahms sonatas, are published by the Theodore Presser Company. He is a Yamaha performing artist and clinician.
References
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1958 births
Living people
Anglophone Quebec people
American classical flautists
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Juilliard School faculty
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