âBrendan Kinsella presented the concert âLisztomaniaâ on a date that could be daunting, October 22nd, 2011, the actually 200th birth anniversary of Franz Liszt, but you will hear that it didnât seem to faze him at all. In fact, he attacked one of Lisztâs more famous transcriptions [Beethovenâs Fifth Symphony, op. 67] with the passion and energy that Liszt required.â
-Bill Baker, host of Syracuse Public Radioâs âConcert Hallâ.
âAn amazing pianist.â
-The Houston Chronicle
âPianist Brendan Kinsella did a great job of breathing life into arrangements [Radiohead-OâRiley transcriptions] that, in lesser hands, might deflate ever so slightly.â
-NewMusicBox.org
"A sensitive musician with an ear for colorâ
-The Cincinnati Enquirer
A dedicated teacher, Brendan presently serves as Professor of Piano at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School of Music, where he teaches applied piano, chamber music, piano pedagogy, and piano literature.