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 Mr. Fishbein is a faculty member in the College and Precollege for the following department(s) and division(s):
| Telephone | (212) 749-2802 x7679 | | E-mail | zfishbein@aol.com |
| | | Zenon Fishbein has been part of the Manhattan School of Music piano faculty since 1963. Born in Argentina, from Russian parents, he made his official debut to the general acclaim of the press at thirteen. As a recipient of a fellowship from the Argentinian government he traveled to Rome, Vienna and Paris where he studied and coached with such eminent artists as Carlo Zecchi, Paolo Denza, Margherite Long, and Walter Gieseking. He holds a degree from the Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, a diploma from the Salzburg festival and a MM from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied Dora Zaslavsky and upon graduation, received the Harold Bauer Memorial Award.
A winner of numerous awards at international competitions held in Geneve, Rome, Vercelli, and Buenos Aires he has appeared in hundreds of concerts worldwide, solo recitals, as well as a soloist in chamber music and orchestra events. He has collaborated for joint concerts with Herta Gatz, Jens Nygaard, Justino Diaz, and Mishel Piastro. His broad range of repertory includes a cycle of recitals dedicated to the works of Chopin, a series by romantic composers, and the premiere of contemporary piano works.
He has been a guest at universities in Seoul, Mania, Beijing, New York, and London offering master classes and lectures. A former chairman of the screening committee for the Fulbright grants for studies abroad, he has also served as a frequent adjudicator in international competitions. He is also the founder of Midsummer Music, dedicated to sponsoring music festivals in the Italian cities of Pesaro, Urbino, Sulmona, Caprarola, and Tivoli. He is a former faculty member of the Hartt College of Music, Brooklyn College, and Hanse University in Korea. A recording artist for the Sound Starton label in Germany, he has also been a contributor to many musical publications. May among the students whom he has taught are presently enjoying successful careers as performers and educators.
When writing about Mr. Fishbein’s debut, the lat Harold Schonberg of the New York Times called it, “unusually impressive,” “a real talent,” “large scale scale playing,” “wide dynamic scheme,” “personal ideas with more to offer than the majority of recitalists.”
Other critics have said:
“master of the grand manner”
—Theodore Strongin, The New York Times
“A marvelous colorist…easy confidence, strong technique, glittering piano sonorities. A fine pianist indeed.”
Manhattan School of Music College faculty since 1963.
Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 1961.
Precollege surcharge applies.
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