Russell
Sherman
Distinguished Artist-in-Residence
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Pianist Russell Sherman, who made his debut at Town Hall at age 15, has been acclaimed as a soloist with many major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BSO, the Chicago Symphony, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has presented recitals throughout the U.S., Europe, South America, and the former Soviet Union. His book of short essays on piano playing and allied activities, Piano Pieces, is published by Farrar Straus Giroux. Sherman is the first American to record both Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas and the five piano concertos. His latest release on GM, The Beethoven Piano Concertos: Live at Monadnock, also features the all-star Monadnock Festival Orchestra.
B.A., Columbia College (N.Y.). Piano with Edward Steuermann; composition with Erich Itor Kahn. Recordings on Advent, Sine Qua Non, Vanguard, Pro Arte, Albany, GM.