Victor Rosenbaum

Victor Rosenbaum (born 1941) is an American composer, conductor and pianist.^[1]

Early life

Victor Rosenbaum was born in Indianapolis. A student of Elizabeth Brock and Martin Marks^[2] in his hometown, Rosenbaum later studied with Rosina Lhevinne and Leonard Shure while earning degrees at Brandeis and Princeton Universities, from which he graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees.^[3]

Pianist career

As a pianist he initially performed at the Alice Tully Hall in New York and then traveled throughout Europe and Israel.^[3] He is known for his Hermitage Museum performance and used to collaborate with such musicians as Leonard Rose, Arnold Steinhardt, Robert Mann, Joseph Silverstein, and Malcolm Lowe. Rosenbaum has appeared at such music festivals as Rockport Music as well as Yellow Barn and Kneisel Hall. He also participated at the Heifetz Institute and Kfar Blum festival and after that worked for Atlanta, Indianapolis and Boston Pops Orchestras. From 1985 to 2001 he served as conductor, composer, director, and President of the Longy School of Music of Bard College. Currently he is a teacher at the New England Conservatory^[4] and since 2005 has published many records under Fleur de Son and Bridge Records labels.^[5]

Teaching career

After the performances Victor Rosenbaum became a teacher and gave numerous master classes in such schools as the Menuhin and Toho Gakuen School of Music. He held the same position at London's both Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then became Eastman School visiting professor as well as a guest educator at the Juilliard School.^[2]

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