Russell Sherman

Russell Sherman (b. 1930, New York, New York) is a classical pianist, educator and author currently residing in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Mr. Sherman made his debut at The Town Hall in New York at age 15; later studying piano with Edward Steuermann and composition with Erich Itor Kahn. Sherman has performed as a piano soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has performed in recital throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and the former Soviet Union. He is currently artist-in-residence at New England Conservatory.

Mr. Sherman's efforts as an educator have produced a number of pianists of note, among them, Christopher O'Riley, HaeSun Paik, Christopher Taylor, Soojin Ahn, Randall Hodgkinson, Rina Dokshitsky, Sergey Schepkin [http://schepkin.com/] , and Craig Smith. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Is Russell Sherman a Great Teacher? Here Are Six Nights of Proof | date=2003-11-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.proquest..umi.com | work =The New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-07 | language = ]

Sherman’s book of short essays on piano playing related concerns, "Piano Pieces," was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1996. Among the observations in "Piano Pieces" is Sherman's comment that, "Music dispels the fear of mortality and the need for rigid and permanent identities. Music rejects the nine-to-five schedule, the hunger for cash, the encroachments and limits of crass appetitite." [cite book | last = Sherman | first = Russell | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Piano Pieces | publisher = Northpoint Press; Farrar, Straus and Giroux | date = 1996 | location = New York, New York | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-374-23206-7 ]

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External links

* [http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/faculty/shermanR.html Russell Sherman's New England Conservatory faculty page]