Internationally recognised for his moving performances, innovative programming and extensive catalogue of recordings, acclaimed American conductor Gerard Schwarz serves as music director of The All-Star Orchestra, Eastern Music Festival, Palm Beach Symphony and Mozart Orchestra of New York, conductor emeritus of the Mostly Mozart Festival and conductor laureate of the Seattle Symphony, with whom he completed his final season as music director in 2011 after 26 years.
He is distinguished professor of music; conducting and orchestral studies of the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, and music director of the Frost Symphony Orchestra.
As a guest conductor, he has worked with many of the world’s finest orchestras and has led the San Francisco, Washington National and Seattle Opera companies on many occasions.
Schwarz has won eight Emmy Awards and received fourteen GRAMMY nominations, and his considerable discography of over 350 albums showcases his collaborations with some of the world’s greatest orchestras. In 2017 The Gerard Schwarz Collection, a 30-CD box set of previously unreleased or limited release works spanning his entire recording career was released by Naxos (8.503294).
He is also a gifted composer and arranger with an extensive catalogue of works.
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“Schwarz’s 26-Year Seattle Legacy - Au Revoir But Not Good-Bye” courtesy of American Record Guide
