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The Artist Program

SELECTED PROFILES OF BALDWIN ARTISTS,
LEGENDS AND BALDWIN ONSTAGE
PLUS COMPLETE ARTIST ROSTER
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Dear Friends:

Photo: J. Henry Fair

Baldwin’s support of performing artists and

institutions is a tradition which dates back to

the beginning of this century. Today, our

The famed Hit Factory Concert & Artist Division, based in New York’s
in New York City is
Hit Factory recording studio building on West
home to Baldwin's
Concert & Artist 54th Street, is the center for our international
Division.
activities.

To meet the varied needs of our artists and

institutions, we maintain a collection of more

than 100 Baldwin SD10 9-foot concert grands

throughout North America.

When you see a Baldwin in concert, on

television or noted on a recording, it’s more

than likely that the C&A Division is assisting to

make this great performance possible.

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Baldwin Artists span all musical genres, from

jazz to pop, classical to country. We’re proud of

the breadth and depth of our roster, which

continues to grow. Baldwin Artists are not paid

for their endorsements. Rather, their

The Baldwin Revue is
preference is a testimony to the performance a publication focused on
the musical activities of
characteristics of the Baldwin.
Baldwin Artists and
Affiliates.
To learn more about C&A activities and
Baldwin Artists, we offer our new publication,

Baldwin Revue. To request a complimentary copy,

write us at the Baldwin C&A Division, 421 W.

54th St., New York, NY, 10019, or visit

Baldwin’s website at www.baldwinpiano.com.

Sincerely,

Daniel G. Riscili
Manager, Baldwin Concert & Artist Division
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Jimmy Amadie
Jazz pianist, composer, educator & author of
instructional books used worldwide

Debora Arder
Classical pianist, founder of the Grand Piano
Concert Series in Columbus, Ohio

Jon Ballantyne
Jazz pianist, winner of the Canadian Juno Award
Dave Brubeck, a
for his album “Skydance”
Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award Bradshaw & Buono
winner, is a legendary Classical pianists performing as a duo-team
figure in contemporary around the world
jazz. In the 1950s,
Dave Brubeck
Brubeck caused a stir in
Jazz icon, pianist, composer & Grammy Lifetime
the jazz world, launching Achievement winner
what has become known
as “West Coast” or “cool” Richard Carpenter
jazz. Today, Mr. Brubeck Pop pianist, arranger & composer from “The
appears as a composer/
Carpenters,” with 16 consecutive Top 20 hits

performer in concer ts of Jo Ann Castle

his choral and symphonic Pianist with the Lawrence Welk Show, now
compositions as well as featured at Branson, Mo., Welk show
with his Quar tet.
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Richard Danielpour After 15 albums and
Composer, 1998 Grammy Award winner for countless live shows,
Best Classical Album Michael Feinstein is
widely-recognized as one
Ivan Davis
of the premier con-
Pianist, for more than three decades has
temporary pop pianists
performed with the world’s leading orchestras
and vocal stylists. His
Dino reputation as both a
Pianist, composer & multiple Dove Award winner, sharp musical scholar and
now performing at the Grand Palace, Branson, Mo. passionate performer has
been built on graceful
Peter Duchin
interpretations of classic
Pianist, one of America’s pre-eminent dance band
pop standards written by
leaders, with performances at The White House
America’s best-loved
Charles Dutoit composers, including
Conductor, Music Director of Montreal Por ter, Berlin and Kern.
Symphony Orchestra with 75 MSO recordings

John G. Elliott
Pianist, Dove Award-winning producer/
arranger and Dove-nominated songwriter

Michael Feinstein
Pianist, singer, composer, classic pop stylist and
musical scholar
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Arthur Ferrante
Pianist & arranger from “Ferrante and Teicher,”
featured on more than 180 albums

Elliot Finkel
Pianist, conductor & composer, guest with the
Queens Symphony Orchestra

Stephen Flaherty
Composer of the award-winning musical “Ragtime”
As a pianist, singer and
& other acclaimed stage and screen works
composer of popular
music, Deborah Gibson Ben Folds
has sold more than 10 Pianist, composer & singer with Ben Folds Five,
million albums a platinum-selling pop group now on tour
worldwide. She is also an
Lukas Foss
accomplished actress,
Conductor, composer & pianist, has conducted
having appeared on
most top orchestras around the world
Broadway in Disney’s
“Beauty and the Beast.” Laszlo Gardony
Gibson also starred as Jazz pianist & composer, has received four-star
Fanny Brice in the reviews in Downbeat and New York Daily News
national tour of “Funny
Deborah Gibson
Girl” and as Rizzo in the
Pianist, singer & composer with more than 10
U.S. tour of “Grease.”
million albums sold, noted Broadway actress
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Mickey Gilley Since the release of his
Pianist & singer with 17 #1 Country songs, owner first album in 1986,
of Mickey Gilley Theatre, Branson, Mo. Bruce Hornsby has
amassed an impressive
Philip Glass
list of credits. In addition
Composer whose original works range from
to winning three
opera to film scores, dance & theatre
Grammy Awards,

Buddy Greco Hornsby has composed

Pianist and singer with more than 60 albums Top Ten songs for ar tists
ranging from jazz to country & pop including Don Henley
and Huey Lewis. He has
Sir Roland Hanna
also performed on more
“Classical/Jazz” pianist & composer, professor at
than 70 recordings,
Queens College, City University of NY
including albums by Bob

Loston Harris Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and

Pianist, singer, “one of America’s most The Grateful Dead.

promising young jazz artists” — T.S. Monk

John Hicks
Jazz pianist, composer & educator, performs and
records with legendary jazz musicians

Andrew Hill
Photo: William Claxton

Jazz pianist, composer & educator, widely known

for his “Blue Note” recordings of the ‘60s
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Joseph Holt
Pianist with the U.S. Army Chorus, educator,
member of the Chamber Artists of Washington

Bruce Hornsby
Photo: Christian Steiner

Pianist, singer, composer, multiple Grammy

Award winner, collaborator with top artists

Dick Hyman
Pianist, arranger, composer & historian, also
In 1995, Keith
known for his popular movie soundtracks
Lockhart was named
Conductor of the Boston Jeff Jacobs
Pops Orchestra, the 20th Keyboardist, composer & musical director for
since its founding in 1885. the rock group Foreigner since 1992
In 1998, he and the
Wladimir Jan Kochanski
Boston Pops released
Classical pianist, studied with Rosina Lhevinne,
their third acclaimed
performed for Pope John Paul II
album together for RCA
Victor entitled, “The David Korevaar
Celtic Album.” In Januar y Pianist & composer whose recordings are often
1998, Lockhar t also was featured on National Public Radio
named music director of
Erich Kunzel
the Utah Symphony,
Conductor of Cincinnati Pops Orchestra with
effective with the 1998 -
multiple awards from Billboard magazine
99 season.
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Michael John LaChiusa Marian McPartland’s

Tony-nominated composer/lyricist, his Broadway personal style of jazz has

show “Marie Christine” opens in 1999 won her acclaim, a large
enthusiastic following and
Keith Lockhart
an international
Conductor of Boston Pops Orchestra & Music
reputation as one of the
Director of Utah Symphony
most impor tant figures in

Jesús López-Cobos jazz today. When not

Conductor & Music Director of the Cincinnati hosting “Piano Jazz,” her
Symphony Orchestra since 1986 award-winning National
Public Radio show,
Tony MacAlpine
McPar tland may be found
Pianist, composer & guitarist, known for
on concer t stages from
recordings featuring both keyboard & guitar
coast to coast or

Adam Makowicz recording for the

Pianist, composer, named Europe’s #1 Jazz Concord Jazz label.

Pianist by Jazz Forum magazine

Richard Marx
Pop artist, has sold more than 20 million albums
worldwide and scored 13 Top 5 records

Roberto McCausland-Dieppa
Pianist, Artist-in-Residence at The School of
Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
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Marian McPartland
Pianist, composer & host of long-running
National Public Radio show, “Piano Jazz”

Rickey Minor
Photo: Christian Steiner

Pianist, director & arranger for popular artists

including Whitney Houston and James Ingram

Max Morath
Ragtime pianist, blends American music and
Seiji Ozawa will
humor, known as “The Ragtime Man”
celebrate his 25th
anniversary as music Patrick Moraz
director of the Boston Pianist & composer from progressive British rock
Symphony Orchestra groups “The Moody Blues” and “Yes”
during the 1998 - 1999
Seiji Ozawa
season. His tenure with
Conductor, Music Director of Boston Symphony
the BSO is the longest of
Orchestra, now in his 25th season with BSO
any music director
currently active with an Luciano Pavarotti
American orchestra. Vocalist whose telecast of “The Three Tenors”
Mr. Ozawa has recorded was seen by over a billion people worldwide
more than 130 works
with the orchestra on
Maurice Peress
Conductor, educator & music researcher, has
ten record labels.
conducted more than 20 operas
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Alexander Peskanov George Shearing,
Classical pianist, composer, educator & author, the internationally
founder of the “Piano Olympics” respected pianist, re-
cording ar tist, composer
Popov & Vona
and arranger, is known
Classical duo pianists with performances in
for his unique brand of
Canada, the U.S., England, Spain & Italy
orchestrated jazz.

Virginia Raad Composer of the classic

Pianist, author & lecturer throughout the U.S. song, “Lullaby of Birdland,”
and abroad, authority on French composers he has earned Grammy
Awards for his work with
Steve Reich
Mel Tormé, performed for
Composer, performer, 1990 Grammy Award
three U.S. presidents and
winner for Best Contemporary Composition
been honored with an

Santiago Rodriguez OBE award from Queen

Classical pianist, performs with leading Elizabeth II.

orchestras, CDs recommended in NPR CD guide

Pamela Ross
Pianist, playwright, actress & creator of award-
winning “Carreno” and “good-bye, harry” shows

Diane Schuur
Jazz pianist & singer with two Grammy Awards
for Best Jazz Vocalist and multiple nominations

A pianist in the Romantic
tradition, Earl Wild has
performed with vir tually
every major symphony
orchestra in the world.
As a young pianist, he
was soloist with Ar turo
Toscanini. In 1939, he was
the first classical pianist
to give a recital on
television. Wild has since
performed for six U.S.
presidents. In 1997, he
won a Grammy Award
for his CD, “The
Romantic Master.”
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George Shearing
Pianist, composer & arranger, with multiple
Grammy Awards for recordings with Mel Tormé
Bright Sheng
Composer & pianist whose music is performed
by renowned ensembles and soloists worldwide
Bobby Short
Pianist, singer & Grammy-nominated cabaret
performer, entertains often at The White House
Abbey Simon
Pianist & educator, has performed with the
world’s major orchestras for more than 50 years
Carly Simon
Pop composer, singer & pianist, 1998 Grammy
Award-nominee & previous Grammy winner
Stephen Sondheim
Pulitzer prize-winning composer & lyricist
known for stage, film and television works
Robert Spano
Music Director of Brooklyn Philharmonic, has
conducted major North American orchestras
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Herbert Stessin John Willams is one of
Pianist, instructor at The Juilliard School in New the most respected and
York, faculty member at Aspen Music Festival honored composers of
film and concert music
Billy Stritch
today. He has composed
Pianist, singer, Grammy-winning composer,
the music for more than
“... a polished pop-jazz stylist.” New York Times
70 feature films including
Robert Swan “Schindler’s List,” “Jurassic
Classical pianist, performs throughout the U.S. as Park,” “Home Alone,” “E.T.
a recitalist & as soloist with major orchestras The Extra-Terrestrial,”
“Star Wars” and
John Tatgenhorst
"Superman." He has
Composer & arranger, writes for film and
received 36 Academy
television, Emmy, Chris & Clio awards winner
Award nominations as well
Veri & Jamanis as two Emmy, five Oscar
Duo-pianists & educators, noted for their and 16 Grammy awards.
popular recordings and concert performances

Earl Wild
Classical pianist, transcriber, composer, Grammy
winner, has performed for six presidents

John Williams
Composer & conductor of film and concert work,
with 16 Grammy and five Oscar Awards

Within the existing
framework of two
legendary Broadway
theaters in New York
City, a single facility for
musical productions has
been created. Retaining
the rich histories of the
Lyric and Apollo
Theaters, the new Ford
Center for the
Performing Arts is
now one of the largest
theaters on Broadway.
Baldwin is honored to be
the Official Piano of this
special theater.
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Algonquin Hotel — Oak Room
American Ballet Theatre
Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts
Belleayre Music Festival
Bernstein Education Through the Arts Fund
Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Brevard Music Center
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bushnell, Hartford, Conn.
Canadian Opera Company
CBS Morning Show
Center Staging
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Pops
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
City Center, NYC
Paula Cole - National Tour 1998-99
Aaron Copland Home
Ben Folds Five - National Tour 1998
Ford Center for the Performing Arts - New York & Chicago
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
Grand Ole Opry
Grand Palace Theatre, Branson, Mo.
Hard Rock Live on VH-1
Hit Factory recording studio
Iridium Jazz Club
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Joffrey Ballet
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Late Show with David Letterman
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Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts The Irving S. Gilmore
Livent, Inc.
International
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (NPR)
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Keyboard Festival
Montreal Opera features concer ts,
Museum of Modern Art master classes, lectures
Music Theatre International
and public education
Natchez Opera Festival
National Music Foundation programs in Kalamazoo,
Opera Company of Philadelphia Battle Creek, Benton
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Harbor, Grand Rapids
Palm Beach Invitational
and surrounding
Philadelphia Orchestra
Ragtime (Broadway production) Michigan communities.
Bonnie Raitt on VH-1's “Storytellers” The Gilmore Festival
Riverbend Music Center
also develops the
Ryman Auditorium
careers of classical
Santa Fe Opera
SESAC pianists through its
Sessions at West 54th (PBS) Gilmore Ar tist Award.
St. Peter’s Church, NYC
Baldwin is the Official
Talk of New York (BBC Radio)
Tanglewood Piano of the Gilmore
Mel Tillis Theater Festival.
Town Hall, NYC
Village Vanguard
Lawrence Welk Theatre
Earl Wild's Grande Piano (WOSU Radio)
Wildwood Performing Arts Center
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Xavier Piano Series
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Peter Allen Bill Evans

Wilhelm Backhaus Arthur Fiedler

Bela Bartok Erroll Garner

Count Basie Walter Gieseking

Harold Bauer Alberto Ginastera

Pianist and composer

Sir Thomas Beecham Eugene Goosens
Walter Gieseking
(1895 - 1956) first came Leonard Bernstein John Green
to America from Germany
in 1926. With prodigious Jussi Björling Johana Harris

technique and an elegant

Jorge Bolet Natalie Hinderas
playing style, Gieseking
captivated audiences and Benjamin Britten José Iturbi
became one of the most
respected pianists of his Emerson Buckley Paul Jacobs

generation. As for his

Aaron Copland Serge Koussevitsky
piano, Gieseking played
Baldwin. “The Baldwin Ernst von Dohnányi Josef Lhevinne
offers the most beautiful
tone I ever found in a Eddie Duchin Rosina Lhevinne
piano.”
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Composer, conductor,
Liberace Moriz Rosenthal
pianist and educator

Adele Marcus Max Rudolf Leonard Bernstein is

widely credited with
Eduardo Mata Leonard Shure winning a wider audience
for classical music, both
Darius Milhaud Sir Georg Solti
through his theatrical hits

Benno Moiseiwitch Igor Stravinsky such as “West Side Stor y”

and his televised “Young
Pierre Monteux Soulima Stravinsky People’s Concer ts,” which
won 11 Emmy Awards.
Charles Munch Joseph Szigeti
A Baldwin Ar tist for nearly

Eugene Ormandy Virgil Thomson 50 years, Bernstein simply

stated, “The Baldwin has
Vladimir de Pachmann Werner Torkanowsky become an integral par t
of my life.”
Gregor Piatigorsky Richard Tucker

Ezio Pinza Lawrence Welk

Francis Poulenc Mary Lou Williams

Ottorino Respighi Teddy Wilson

Edwin Romain Eugene Ysaye

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This list consists of all Baldwin Artists and includes musicians profiled on previous pages.

Armenta Adams John G. Elliott Paul Hersh Roberto McCausland-Dieppa Short & Paoli
Monty Alexander Daniel Ericourt John Hicks Eric McKay Abbey Simon
Jimmy Amadie Morton Estrin Andrew Hill Marian McPartland Carly Simon
Debora Arder Donn-Alexandre Feder Joseph Holt Susan Merdinger Peter Simon
Dickran Atamian Michael Feinstein Bruce Hornsby Rickey Minor Ruth Slenczynska
Jon Ballantyne Arthur Ferrante Leslie Howard Douglas Montgomery Stephen Sondheim
Michael Barrett Richard Fields Dick Hyman Max Morath Robert Spano
Peter Basquin Elliot Finkel Raymond Jackson Patrick Moraz Lou Stein
Margaret Baxtresser Stephen Flaherty Jeff Jacobs Nielson & Young Herbert Stessin
Darrin Blumfield Ben Folds Hank Jones Seiji Ozawa Mark Stringer
Zelma Bodzin Lukas Foss Wladimir Jan Kochanski Anne Patrick Billy Stritch
Bradshaw & Buono Laszlo Gardony David Korevaar Luciano Pavarotti Robert Swan
Carol Britto Deborah Gibson Anne Koscielny Maurice Peress John Tatgenhorst
Dave Brubeck Mickey Gilley Steve Kuhn Alexander Peskanov Louis Teicher
Richard Carpenter Philip Glass Erich Kunzel Popov & Vona John Thomas
Jo Ann Castle Buddy Greco Michael John LaChiusa Virginia Raad Nelita True
Andrew Cooperstock Karl Haas Fernando Laires Steve Reich Craig Urquhart
John Corigliano The Haddens Garah Landes Santiago Rodriguez Martha Anne Verbit
Richard Danielpour Evans Haile Elyane Laussade Pamela Ross Veri & Jamanis
Ivan Davis Eric Hamelin Keith Lockhart Steve Ross Robert Weirich
Wilfred Delphin Wes Hamrick Jesús López-Cobos Abbott Ruskin The Wentworths
Dino Sir Roland Hanna Henry Lowinger Lawrence Schubert Earl Wild
Richard Dowling Gene Harris Tony MacAlpine Diane Schuur John Williams
Peter Duchin Loston Harris Adam Makowicz George Shearing William Wolfram
Raymond Dudley Margaret Harris Richard Marx Bright Sheng
Charles Dutoit Boaz Heilman Les McCann Bobby Short
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"Concerto in Red"
Original painting by Patrick McCay.
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