Concert: Joseph Schwartz Memorial

This concert honors Joseph Schwartz's years of service to Oberlin College & Conservatory and is made possible by the generosity of the Schwartz Family and Oberlin alumni and friends. In 1958, he was the winner of the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg Competition. Much sought after as a performer, he was also a beloved teacher and colleague at Oberlin from 1960-1998. During that time, he served for many years as chair of the piano department, founded Oberlin's Summer Piano Institute in 1983, co-founded The Oberlin Trio in 1984 along with Andor Toth, former professor of violoncello and chamber music, and Stephen Clapp, former Oberlin professor of violin and Dean Emeritus of the Juilliard School. In 1987, he was awarded the Robert W. Wheeler Professorship at Oberlin, a five-year appointment which recognizes excellence at the height of a performer's career.

In remembrance of Professor Schwartz, performances and comments will be made by the following Oberlin alumni, faculty and family members. Performances will be played on the Hamburg piano given in honor of his teaching career by Motoko T. & Gordon L. Deane '71/'71.

Renata Kuh Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Michael Schwartz ’84
Spencer Myer ’00
Professor Robert Shannon ’72
Seth Rudetsky ’88
Professor Haewon Song
Jeremiah N. Murphy ’79
Professor Peter Takács
Professor Sanford Margolis
Devra Aviva Seidel ’05
Jeremy Denk ’90 (appearing remotely)

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Conservatory visitors are asked to enter the complex through either Bibbins Hall’s east entrance (off College Place, across from the Oberlin College Bookstore) or the Conservatory Lounge’s west entrance (off S. Professor St., adjacent to the Conservatory Pond). All other entrances will be closed to the public.