November 21, 2016

"The 25-minute harp concerto, performed in commemoration of Ginastera's centennial, formed the centerpiece of the program and provided a showcase for harpist Krysten Keches, who spun magic as she plucked and spun the strings."

December 6, 2014

"Rising-star harpist Krysten Keches...did full justice to Britten’s wonderfully inventive harp part, no mere accompaniment to singers but an essential generator of the atmosphere and drama of this “ceremony.” Her rendering of the wintry Andante pastorale harp interlude at the center of the work was mesmerizing."

April 15, 2013

"Soloist Krysten Keches, winner of this year’s BMOP/NEC Concerto Competition, coursed through with focused confidence, her self-possessed concentration making her seem like the eye in a storm of rhythm and hue."

April 15, 2013

"Listeners who know the harp mainly as a nice touch of color in orchestral scores might have been amazed at the variety of sonorities, articulations, and effects Keches drew from her instrument, from the most evanescent filigree to hard-edged forte chords virtually ripped from the strings...Her elegant, malleable phrasing in slow tempos and fast would be the envy of many pianists, and it’s unlikely any player of a box with hammers could match the range of sounds, hard and soft, wet and dry, fragile and massive, that fingers on strings produced in this performance."

April 18, 2013

"...she performed throughout with a silver tone and technical bravura."

December 5, 2007

"...excellent young soloist"