“Over the last four centuries, the cello has been the go-to instrument for ornate orchestras, virtuosic concertos, and evocative etudes. Rubin Kodheli is a bridge between the instrument’s tried and true moorings and the capacities for a different future. 

The punkish rough-edged intensity of his trio. The sonic expansiveness of his experimentation with downtown legend Laurie Anderson. His soul-gripping contributions to the work of Ryuichi Sakamoto. Through it all, Kodheli confirms his place as a rare visionary not merely willing but actively stretching his neck out to find ways to move strings further than they have ever gone before. “

ROB SHEPARD
CEO and Editor in Chief
PostGenre (Postgenre.org)

“Kodheli is one of today’s rare, fearless, boldly imaginative performers who understands that the essence of music thrives in live performance and beyond a written score; he knows how to connect with a composition’s underlying spirit and instinctively to devote his artistry to bringing the music to life as it is meant to be—this is to say nothing of his instrumental technique, impeccable, mature, and ready generously to serve artistic ends across virtually any style of music making.”

RAMIN AMIR ARJOMAND
Composer, Pianist, Conductor, and Educator

“Rubin Kodheli’s mesmerizing collaborations, live musical with visuals is a refreshing new frontier for New York City and for everywhere. One enters a new dimension of sound-color and music-color that suspends time and reason, sometimes using representational visual subject matter, sometimes purely abstract and interactive. Every improvised and through-composed event is another surprise and adventure. I always look forward to seeing and hearing what will come next from this courageous and brilliant artist.”

HANNAH REIMANN
Founder of the Annual International Stretto Piano Festival

“My friend Rubin Kodheli is one of the most intuitive musicians I’ve ever played with. He flourishes in any style of music. Be it Laurie Anderson, Johann Sebastian Bach or Duke Ellington, he always sounds great."

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE
8th Time Grammy Winner American Jazz Bassist, Composer, and Arranger

“He’s an endless font of musical ideas. My jaw completely dropped for half of the set: ‘What did you just play?’ He pushes me to do something beyond my usual repertoire.”

LAURIE ANDERSON
Acclaimed Performance Artist, Composer, Musician & Filmmaker