Joseph Kalichstein, an Israeli American pianist and member of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, died on March 31 in Manhattan. He was 76.

Across his career of more than 50 years, critics agreed that Mr. Kalichstein had “an uncommon naturalness,” The New York Times said, whether in his earlier solo recitals or his later appearances on the chamber music circuit with his piano trio. “He had a sense of line and timing that set him apart even as a young virtuoso.”

As a soloist, he won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1969, which led to appearances with the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra. As a chamber musician, his trio recorded much of the core repertoire, including the complete Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms trios, as well as a set devoted to Ravel, for which Mr. Kalichstein contributed a moving account of the solo “Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte,” The Times said.

Mr. Kalichstein consulted for the Kennedy Center after 1997 and was artistic director of its chamber music series until his death. He became a member of the piano faculty at Juilliard in 1983 and added a chair in chamber music studies in 2003.