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'''Jerome Lowenthal''' (born February 11, 1932) is an American classical pianist. He has served as chair of the piano department at the [[Juilliard School]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fanfaremag.com/content/view/57280/10269/ |title=Interview with Pianist Jerome Lowenthal |last=Burwasser |first=Peter |work=Fanfare |date=August 20, 2014 |accessdate=October 17, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, Lowenthal is on the faculty at Music Academy of the West in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicacademy.org/about/#faculty-guest-artists|title=About|website=Music Academy of the West|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref>
'''Jerome Lowenthal''' (born February 11, 1932) is an American classical pianist. He has served as chair of the piano department at the [[Juilliard School]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fanfaremag.com/content/view/57280/10269/ |title=Interview with Pianist Jerome Lowenthal |last=Burwasser |first=Peter |work=Fanfare |date=August 20, 2014 |accessdate=October 17, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, Lowenthal is on the faculty at [[Music Academy of the West]] in [[Montecito, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicacademy.org/about/#faculty-guest-artists|title=About|website=Music Academy of the West|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref>


Lowenthal was born in [[Philadelphia]]. He made his debut as a solo pianist at the age of 13 with the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]. Returning to the [[United States]] from [[Jerusalem]] in 1963, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic, playing [[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]'s Piano Concerto No. 2. Since then, he has performed with famous conductors such as [[Daniel Barenboim]], [[Seiji Ozawa]], [[Michael Tilson Thomas]], [[Yuri Temirkanov]], [[Leonard Slatkin]], [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Eugene Ormandy]], [[Pierre Monteux]], [[Josef Krips]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/10/25/archives/krips-conductor-at-philharmonic-jerome-lowenthal-soloist-in-bartok.html|title=KRIPS CONDUCTOR AT PHILHARMONIC; Jerome Lowenthal Soloist in Bartok Piano Concerto|date=1963-10-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and [[Leopold Stokowski]]. He has played sonatas with [[Itzhak Perlman]], piano duos with Ronit Amir, and with [[Ursula Oppens]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/arts/music/28oppe.html |title=The Dizzying Palette of Messiaen and the Darkness of Debussy Spring From Four Hands |last=Schweitzer |first=Vivien |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 27, 2009 |accessdate=October 17, 2014}}</ref> as well as quintets with the Lark Quartet, Avalon Quartet, and [[Shanghai Quartet]].
Lowenthal was born in [[Philadelphia]]. He made his debut as a solo pianist at the age of 13 with the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]. Returning to the [[United States]] from [[Jerusalem]] in 1963, he made his debut with the [[New York Philharmonic]], playing [[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]'s Piano Concerto No. 2. Since then, he has performed with famous conductors such as [[Daniel Barenboim]], [[Seiji Ozawa]], [[Michael Tilson Thomas]], [[Yuri Temirkanov]], [[Leonard Slatkin]], [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Eugene Ormandy]], [[Pierre Monteux]], [[Josef Krips]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/10/25/archives/krips-conductor-at-philharmonic-jerome-lowenthal-soloist-in-bartok.html|title=KRIPS CONDUCTOR AT PHILHARMONIC; Jerome Lowenthal Soloist in Bartok Piano Concerto|date=1963-10-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and [[Leopold Stokowski]]. He has played sonatas with [[Itzhak Perlman]], piano duos with Ronit Amir, and with [[Ursula Oppens]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/arts/music/28oppe.html |title=The Dizzying Palette of Messiaen and the Darkness of Debussy Spring From Four Hands |last=Schweitzer |first=Vivien |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 27, 2009 |accessdate=October 17, 2014}}</ref> as well as quintets with the Lark Quartet, Avalon Quartet, and [[Shanghai Quartet]].


His studies included lessons with [[Olga Samaroff]] in Philadelphia, [[William Kapell]] and [[Eduard Steuermann]] at the [[Juilliard School]] in [[New York City|New York]], and [[Alfred Cortot]] at the [[École Normale de Musique de Paris]] in [[Paris]], [[France]]. A prizewinner at [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition]] in [[Brussels]] (1960) and [[Busoni Competition]], he is a frequent judge in international piano competitions.
His studies included lessons with [[Eleanor Sokoloff]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerome Lowenthal Tells About Five Famous Teachers and What I Learned From Them |publisher=Music Educators Association of New Jersey |website=www.mea-nj.org |url=http://www.mea-nj.org/highlights-04-2016.php }}</ref> and [[Olga Samaroff]] in Philadelphia, [[William Kapell]] and [[Eduard Steuermann]] at the [[Juilliard School]] in [[New York City|New York]], and [[Alfred Cortot]] at the [[École Normale de Musique de Paris]] in [[Paris]], [[France]]. A prizewinner at [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition]] in [[Brussels]] (1960) and [[Busoni Competition]], he is a frequent judge in international piano competitions.


He is recognized<ref>[[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], ''88 notes pour piano solo'', "Solo nec plus ultra", Neva Editions, 2015, p.51. {{ISBN|978 2 3505 5192 0}}.</ref> as a specialist of [[Franz Liszt]], [[Pyotr Tchaikovsky]], Béla Bartók, and more generally of virtuoso and late romantic music. His recordings include piano concertos by Liszt with the [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra]] and the complete Tchaikovsky concerto cycle with the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]. He has an extensive repertoire, including 59 performed piano concerti. He is the dedicatee of many new works, such as [[Ned Rorem]]'s Piano Concerto (No. 3) in Six Movements, and has unearthed some rare romantic piano works, such as the Liszt Third Piano Concerto edited by his former student Jay Rosenblatt.
He is recognized<ref>[[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], ''88 notes pour piano solo'', "Solo nec plus ultra", Neva Editions, 2015, p.51. {{ISBN|978 2 3505 5192 0}}.</ref> as a specialist of [[Franz Liszt]], [[Pyotr Tchaikovsky]], Béla Bartók, and more generally of virtuoso and late romantic music. His recordings include piano concertos by Liszt with the [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra]] and the complete Tchaikovsky concerto cycle with the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]. He has an extensive repertoire, including 59 performed piano concerti. He is the dedicatee of many new works, such as [[Ned Rorem]]'s Piano Concerto (No. 3) in Six Movements, and has unearthed some rare romantic piano works, such as the Liszt Third Piano Concerto edited by his former student Jay Rosenblatt.
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 10 July 2024

Jerome Lowenthal
Born (1932-02-11) February 11, 1932 (age 92)
OriginAmerican
OccupationsClassical pianist
LabelsNavona Records

Jerome Lowenthal (born February 11, 1932) is an American classical pianist. He has served as chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York.[1] Additionally, Lowenthal is on the faculty at Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California.[2]

Lowenthal was born in Philadelphia. He made his debut as a solo pianist at the age of 13 with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Returning to the United States from Jerusalem in 1963, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic, playing Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 2. Since then, he has performed with famous conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Seiji Ozawa, Michael Tilson Thomas, Yuri Temirkanov, Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Pierre Monteux, Josef Krips,[3] and Leopold Stokowski. He has played sonatas with Itzhak Perlman, piano duos with Ronit Amir, and with Ursula Oppens,[4] as well as quintets with the Lark Quartet, Avalon Quartet, and Shanghai Quartet.

His studies included lessons with Eleanor Sokoloff[5] and Olga Samaroff in Philadelphia, William Kapell and Eduard Steuermann at the Juilliard School in New York, and Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de Musique de Paris in Paris, France. A prizewinner at Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels (1960) and Busoni Competition, he is a frequent judge in international piano competitions.

He is recognized[6] as a specialist of Franz Liszt, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Béla Bartók, and more generally of virtuoso and late romantic music. His recordings include piano concertos by Liszt with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the complete Tchaikovsky concerto cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra. He has an extensive repertoire, including 59 performed piano concerti. He is the dedicatee of many new works, such as Ned Rorem's Piano Concerto (No. 3) in Six Movements, and has unearthed some rare romantic piano works, such as the Liszt Third Piano Concerto edited by his former student Jay Rosenblatt.

References

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  1. ^ Burwasser, Peter (August 20, 2014). "Interview with Pianist Jerome Lowenthal". Fanfare. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "About". Music Academy of the West. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. ^ "KRIPS CONDUCTOR AT PHILHARMONIC; Jerome Lowenthal Soloist in Bartok Piano Concerto". The New York Times. 1963-10-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  4. ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (May 27, 2009). "The Dizzying Palette of Messiaen and the Darkness of Debussy Spring From Four Hands". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jerome Lowenthal Tells About Five Famous Teachers and What I Learned From Them". www.mea-nj.org. Music Educators Association of New Jersey.
  6. ^ Jean-Pierre Thiollet, 88 notes pour piano solo, "Solo nec plus ultra", Neva Editions, 2015, p.51. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0.


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