Jerome
Lowenthal had distinguished himself as an artist of rare musical vision and
integrity. Critics have described him as "An extraordinary technician and
a superb stylist, who plays with the sort of authority that seems
instinctive" (The New Yorker) or simply as "A pianist in the grand
manner" (The New York Times).
Mr.
Lowenthal's most recent recording features solo works of Bartok including the
14 Bagatelles, op.6, and has been released on Pro Piano Records. His other
recent recordings include four pieces by Liszt for piano and orchestra with
Sergiu Comissiona and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for the Music and Art
label; and solo works by great composers who played the Steinway piano
(features the music of Rachmaninov, Rubinshtein, Paderewski, and Godowski on
ten different Steinway pianos that date from 1857 to the present), on the Omega
label. He previously recorded on two compact discs the complete works of
Tchaikovsky for piano and orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra and
Sergiu Comissiona.
Born in
Philadelphia, Jerome Lowenthal made his debut at the age of 13 with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. He studied with three now-legendary figures: William
Kapell; Edward Steuermann at the Juilliard School; and Alfred Cortot at the
Ecole Normale de Musique, which the Orchestra de la Societe des Concerts du
Conservatoire. While in Europe, Mr.Lowenthal won prizes in the international
competitions of Brussels, Bolzano and Darmstadt.
In 1961,
Mr.Lowenthal returned to the United States, performing the Bartok Concerto #2
under the direction of Josef Krips with the New York Philharmonic, the
Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. Among the highlights of
his career was his critically acclaimed performance as soloist in the New York
premiere of Liszt's newly discovered Third Piano Concerto, with Zubin Mehta and
New York Philharmonic.
Jerome
Lowenthal has appeared with virtually every major orchestra in the United
States including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles
Philharmonic, National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony,
Cleveland Orchestra, St.Louis Symphony and the Minnesota and Philadelphia
Orchestras. He has performed with some of the most distinguished conductors of
our time including Barenboim, Bernstein, Comissiona, Dorati, Giulini, Mehta,
Monteux, Ozawa, Steinberg, Stokowski and Tennstedt.
Chamber music, too, is an important part of Jerome Lowenthal's musical
life. He has played duo recitals with cellist Nathaniel Rosen and violinist
Itzhak Perlman, as well as two piano programs with his late wife, the Israeli
pianist, Ronit Amir.