JEFFREY SWANN - Pianist

Biography

JEFFREY SWANN enjoys an international performing career which has taken him throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Orient. He won first prize in the Dino Ciani Competition sponsored by La Scala in Milan, a gold medal at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, and top honors at the Warsaw Chopin, Van Cliburn, Vianna da Motta and Montreal Competitions, as well as the Young Concert Artists auditions in New York City. His large and varied repertoire includes more than 50 concertos as well as solo works ranging from Bach to Boulez.

Mr. Swann has performed with the symphonies of Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Indiana, Dallas, Saint Louis, Houston, Baltimore and Minneapolis; and in Europe with the orchestras of Rotterdam, The Hague, Belgian National and Radio, Santa Cecilia, RAI Turin and Rome, and the London Philharmonia, among many others. The conductors with whom he has performed include Zdenek Macal, David Robertson, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marek Janowski, Kazimirz Kord, Myung-Whun Chung, Roberto Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti and Leonard Slatkin. In addition, he has lectured for three consective years at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany, and taught courses and master classes in Italy and the United States. Appearances during the 2003/2004 season include orchestral appearances in San Francisco, Phoenix, Lexington, Stamford and Toronto; many recitals in Italy including two complete cycles (with lectures) of BeethovenÆs 32 Piano Sonatas; and master classes in New York City and Israel.

A native of Williams, Arizona, Jeffrey Swann studied with Alexander Uninsky at Southern Methodist University and with Beveridge Webster and Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School, where he received his B.M., M.M. and D.M.A. Degrees.

Mr. Swann can be heard on Ars Polona, Deutsche-Gramophon, RCA-Italy, Replica, Fonit-Cetra, Music & Arts, and Agorß recordings. His CD, "The Virtuoso Liszt" (Music & Arts) won the Liszt Societ's Grand Prix, and his first volume of the Complete Beethoven Sonatas (Agorß) was chosen one of the Best of the Year by Fanfare magazine. His most recent release features works for piano and orchestra by Chopin with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano.

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