During 2025-26, Radnofsky presented the world premiere of the Gunther Schuller Saxophone Concerto (arr. Bozich), new wind version, for the Calgary Wind Orchestra (October 2025) under the direction of Jeremy Brown. Mr. Radnofsky made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York premiere of Gunther Schuller’s Saxophone Concerto with the National Orchestral Association. The world premiere of the Schuller was also given by Radnofsky with the Pittsburgh Symphony, with both of the performances conducted by the composer. 

David Amram’s Concerto, ‘Ode to Lord Buckley,’ is also dedicated to Radnofsky, who first premiered the work with the Portland Symphony under Bruce Hangen’s direction in 1981! Radnofsky appeared with old friend Amram at this year’s annual Kerouac Festival (also October 2025) in Lowell, Mass. Radnofsky returned as soloist with Boston’s Bach, Beethoven, Brahms Orchestra this past March (2026) in the world premiere of Herschel Garfein’s new Saxophone Concerto with conductor Steven Lipsitt. 

He has also been a frequent soloist with conductors John Mauceri and John Williams with the Boston Pops in Franz Waxman’s Suite for Saxophone, ‘A Place in the Sun,’ recreating that work as well just last season, as soloist in Owensboro(Ky) and Venice (Fla.) Symphonies, with Maestro Troy Quinn. 

Of his more than 150 commissions, composers who have written for Radnofsky include Schuller, Amram, Harbison, Tower, Colgrass, Trester, Yannatos, Gandolfi, Martino, Sims, Theofanidis,  Reid, Heiss, Horvit, J. McDonald, Bell, Bourland, Netzer, A. Johnson, E.Schwartz, Tassone, Qualliotine, Y. Yong, Yufra, J. Ruiz, Fatas, S-H Chen, L. Liang, Plush, Perker, and Jakoulov. Radnofsky is also the founder of World Wide Concurrent Premieres, creating a network of musicians commissioning today’s finest composers. 

This year, Ken Radnofsky celebrated 50 years of teaching. He is Professor of Saxophone and Chamber Music at New England Conservatory, and Lecturer at Boston University (for 40 years), where he also directs the Summer Saxophone Tanglewood Workshop and at Orford Musique (Quebec). Ken Radnofsky is a Selmer Artist as well as an official endorser of KB Sax necks, playing the Vanguard hand-hammered copper neck made by Kim Bock.

His current solo CD releases include David Amram’s So in America (Affetto); Ode to Lord Buckley (NewportClassic Recordings); Debussy Rhapsody with the New York Philharmonic (Teldec/Apex); Radnofsky.com (Boston Records); Fascinatin’ Rhythms (Boston Records); Gandolfi Fantasia, From the Institutes of Groove, (BMOP/sound); Martino’s Saxophone Concerto (New World ) and Elliott Schwartz’ Mehitabel’s Serenade’ (Albany-Troy), both with NEC orchestra and conductor Hoenich; Michael Colgrass’ ‘Dream Dancer’ (Mode 125) with NEC Wind Ensemble conductor Charles Peltz; and as soloist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, in Franz Waxman’s A Place in the Sun,’ under John Mauceri’s direction (Philips).