“All who came into Bill Buckley’s orbit felt the magical pull of his friendship. In the last decade of Buckley’s life, the pianist Larry Perelman grew especially close to him. This warm memoir of their friendship--enriched with the themes of immigration and exile, apprenticeship and self-discovery--imparts fresh magic of its own. I read it with admiration and pleasure.”

– Sam Tanenhaus, Former Editor of The New York Times Book Review

“American Impresario is a love letter—to a great man, William F. Buckley, Jr., who became the author’s great friend, and to the great music, which provided so much of the stuff of their relationship. It is also a meditation on fealty—one of the virtues any of us, musical or not, can practice in this sad world.”

– Richard Brookhiser, Author of Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull Painter of the American Revolution

“American Impresario is a great read. I loved discovering the details of my friend Larry Perelman’s earlier days. A young Jewish family with their talented sons escaping communist Russia finding refuge in this great country America, not unlike my coming to America as a young refugee at the age of twelve. It is evident in your dedication of American Impresario to William F. Buckley, Jr., that not only do you appreciated him as a mentor and music lover, but that the conservative values that Buckley professed; his fight against communism, anti-Semitism and his concern about civility, respect, and equality in the American fiber were his concern. Sentiments and values that you value and still relate to today.”

– Lidia Bastianich