Chair of Piano Department Dr. Silverman is a faculty member in the College and Precollege for the following department(s) and division(s): Piano (College) Piano (Precollege) Chamber Music & Ensembles — Piano & Strings (College) Telephone  (212) 749-2802  x4560 E-mail  msilverman@msmnyc.edu

“Exceptional authority and impeccable taste” was the description in the New York Times for the playing of pianist Marc Silverman. His “richly colored sonorities” and “thrilling surges of power” have prompted critics to compare him to the legendary Josef Hofmann. Dr. Silverman has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician. Among his appearances were six recitals at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and seven performances in Carnegie Recital Hall. He has toured Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, performing televised concerts, conducting master classes for piano soloists and chamber musicians, and presenting lecture-demonstrations on the traditions of romantic pianism and interpretation. Dr. Silverman has been chairman of the piano department at Manhattan School of Music since 1989 and has coordinated piano chamber music at the school since 1985. He has taught students from over thirty countries and from every continent, and his students have been the recipients of numerous international awards and honors. In 1983, Marc Silverman founded the Carnegie Trio with two other soloists. In addition to their international touring and residences at summer festivals, they have recorded works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Ravel. As a soloist, Dr. Silverman has recorded twentieth-century works in RCA’s Studio A for international release. He is an award winner of the Kapell International Competition, the Gina Bachauer Competition and the Kosciusko Foundation Competition. He is quoted frequently in publications, including Chamber Music America, Piano and Keyboard Magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Korean monthly Eumagchoonchu. In September 1999, he was named international consultant to the Nanyang Academy, Singapore’s flagship international arts institution. Manhattan School of Music College faculty since 1981. Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 2003. Precollege surcharge applies.

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