Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Karen LeFrak Reaches 60 Million Streams After David Foster Spots Her Talent in Her 70s
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 11

Karen LeFrak Reaches 60 Million Streams After David Foster Spots Her Talent in Her 70s

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 11

Summary

  • 79-year-old Karen LeFrak said her music has topped 60 million streams since she launched her first album in 2021 after David Foster urged his team to release her work.
  • Foster's backing began when he heard LeFrak play original compositions during a photoshoot at her home and told her manager to "get her music out."
  • LeFrak's latest album, "American Promise," was commissioned for America's 250th anniversary and includes three new works, including a title piece built around words from the Declaration of Independence.
  • That piece was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road and performed by the New York Philharmonic on July 3, extending a career LeFrak said she never expected to pursue professionally.

Insights

After its premiere, can Karen LeFrak's 'American Promise' become a new patriotic standard for the nation?
How did a composer in her 70s become a classical streaming star in a youth-dominated music market?