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First class concerts you cant afford to miss!
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 Robert
Schwartz has been hailed by Hugh Wolff of the St. Paul Chamber
Orchestra as “one of the finest pianists of his generation.” Winner of
numerous awards, including the 1975 Ravel Prize at the Marguerite Long
International Competition, held in Paris, Mr. Schwartz has performed
extensively in the U.S. and abroad in recent seasons. Of his
performance of the Shostakovich first piano concerto with the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Philharmonic, the Scranton Times wrote: "His playing was
crystal clear and his poetic insights remarkable." Mr. Schwartz
made his formal New York debut in 1983 at the Merkin Concert Hall, having
already appeared in New York City on the concert series' of the American
Landmarks Festivals, Trinity Church and the Maison Française at N.Y.U.
Musical appearances on radio have included the WNYC "Americathon"
broadcast live from Merkin Hall, WQXR in New York, NPR affiliates KXPR-Sacramento
and WGBH-Boston. Klavier Records has recently released his recording
of Romero’s Spirals for piano and orchestra, with the San
Francisco Camerata. Originally from Sacramento, and after having
resided in New York City for fifteen years, Mr. Schwartz now makes his
home in San Francisco, where he is a faculty member at Skyline College.
He has also taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Santa
Clara University. Mr. Schwartz has appeared in the Bay Area on the
concert series' of Old First Church, The Steinway Society, Noontime
Concerts, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and San Francisco
Performances at Six, and has appeared recently as soloist with the Redding
Symphony, the Memphis Symphony, the San Francisco Camerata and the
Orquesta de Cámara Municipal de Rosario, Argentina. Schwartz is
featured on the California Arts Council Touring Roster for 2004-2005. He
holds a Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University, a Masters Degree from
Juilliard, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the Manhattan School
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