Kennedy Center appoints volinist to key role

Press release:

Deborah Rutter and the Kennedy Center announced today that violinist Jennifer Koh has been appointed Artistic Director of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, replacing Joseph Kalichstein, who passed away in March 2022. Koh’s appointment is effective immediately and extends into spring 2026; her first full season of programming will be the 2024–2025 season…

President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Deborah Rutter said of Jennifer’s appointment: “We welcome Jenny with open arms to the Kennedy Center. Her artistic voice is distinctive and her presence here will build on the incredible legacy and strength Yossi had built over the 25 seasons he oversaw Fortas. I have no doubt Jenny will push us forward in her artistic vision here at the Center.”

Why wait until 2024? Is life really so slow in the DC lane?