Biography

Kenneth Lieberson is a composer of symphonies, concertos, ballets, tone poems, theater and chamber music, cantatas, dozens of choral works and songs, oratorio, requiem and opera. His music has been heard on National Public Radio, at The Library of Congress, Lincoln Center, Queens College, NYU, Stony Brook, CAMI Hall, Merkin Hall and at high and middle schools. His B. M. and M. M. are from Juilliard. He also earned an M.B.A. at NYU's Stern School of Business. Mr. Lieberson has also written four novellas, dozens of short stories and hundreds of poems.

Ken lives in NYC’s East Village with his wife. Their son is a multi-talented artist and linguist who loves his job in IT.

Press

March 3, 2025 | Interview with CanvasRebel
Meet Kenneth Lieberson

“Nice moments everywhere...”

New York Times

“He could become a household word.”

Washington Star

Great!! Very impressive! I listened to many of your works. Bravo! Everything you write ... has special praise and enviable energy!

Arkady Leytush, composer & conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Crimea Academic Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Filarmonic De Buenos Aires, Brooklyn Philharmonic...)

“ Very powerful voice… endless creativity.”

Micah Levy, Conductor & Composer (performed by orchestras in Dallas, San Diego, Utah, Fort Worth, Hartford. Concert bands of Michigan State University, Fort Sam’s Own Army Band, Cal State University Fullerton Wind Symphony, Alabama Materiel Army Band, Jackson State University and Slippery Rock University…)

“Epic, legendary… rough-hewn cragginess…. much to admire.”

Steve Elcock, Composer (Elgar Festival, English Symphony Orchestra under Ken Woods, Siberian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Vasiliev other recordings on Nimbus, Toccata Classics…)

”Your works are not ordinary… philosophical and artistic.

👏 👍 😊 “

Sunkyong Lee, Composer & Conductor (MusicDirector, The First United Methodist Church in NY, New York Korean Christian Broadcasting, Queens College, Preparatory Division…)

Falla, Bartok, Stravinsky, Brahms, Haydn, Bach and Palestrina inspire these works.