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Gerard Schwarz

Festival Vision

"I am very pleased to be An Appalachian Summer Festival's Partner for orchestral music.

"I was first moved by great orchestral music as a very young boy, and my life has been involved with this remarkable art form ever since. Here at An Appalachian Summer Festival we all believe strongly in making great orchestral music an integral part of our educational and performance mission with the goal of bringing great works of the past and present to a large audience. I'm very excited to be part of this remarkable multi-disciplinary festival."

- Gerard Schwarz

Artistic Partner, Symphonic Programming

Gerard Schwarz is internationally recognized for his engaging performances, innovative programming and renowned recording history. This season, Maestro Schwarz's exciting work with Seattle Symphony enters into its 23rd year. He continues the tradition of annual festivals with this year's season theme, Coming to America: Composers in Pursuit of a Dream, celebrating music by émigré composers as well as works premiered in the U.S. by some of the world's greatest voices.

Maestro Schwarz's extensive discography of some 250 releases showcases his collaborations with some of the world's most prestigious orchestras, including The Philadelphia Orchestra; the Tokyo, Czech and Royal Liverpool philharmonics; the London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra National de France and Berlin Radio Symphony; the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; and the New York Chamber and Seattle symphonies. Maestro Schwarz is a member of the National Council on the Arts. He has received 11 Grammy nominations, six ASCAP awards, and numerous Stereo Review and Ovation awards. In June 2007, he received an Emmy for his performance with Seattle Symphony of Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony. Moreover, Maestro Schwarz won critical acclaim last season for his remarkable collaboration with Dale Chihuly to present Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle. Born to Viennese parents, Schwarz is a recipient of the Ditson Conductor's award from Columbia University, and was the first American to be named Conductor of the Year by Musical America.

Schwarz holds numerous honorary doctorates, including ones from The Julliard School, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle University, University of Puget Sound and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Maestro Schwarz is also Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina. He has also served as Music Director of New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and New York Chamber Symphony, as well as Artistic Advisor to Tokyu Bunkamura's Orchard Hall.
Gerard Schwarz

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