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Classical

United States of America

Gerard Schwarz

Latest Release

2024

Eudora's Fable: THE SHOE BIRD (feat. Charlie Adler & Young Singers of the Palm Beaches)Palm Beach Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Top Songs By Gerard Schwarz

Listen to Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob. VIIe: 1: III. Finale: Allegro by New York Chamber Symphony & Gerard Schwarz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob. VIIe: 1: III. Finale: AllegroNew York Chamber Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Listen to Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio by David Shifrin, Gerard Schwarz & Mostly Mozart Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. AdagioDavid Shifrin, Gerard Schwarz & Mostly Mozart Orchestra

Listen to The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Elmar Oliveira & Gerard Schwarz, see lyrics, music video & more!

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. AllegroLos Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Elmar Oliveira & Gerard Schwarz

Listen to Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. Allegro by David Shifrin, Gerard Schwarz & Mostly Mozart Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. AllegroDavid Shifrin, Gerard Schwarz & Mostly Mozart Orchestra

Listen to Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: III. Rondo: Allegro by David Shifrin, Gerard Schwarz & Mostly Mozart Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: III. Rondo: AllegroDavid Shifrin, Gerard Schwarz & Mostly Mozart Orchestra

Listen to Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1+: II. Adagio by János Starker, Gerard Schwarz & Scottish Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1+: II. AdagioJános Starker, Gerard Schwarz & Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Listen to The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto by Elmar Oliveira, Gerard Schwarz & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. PrestoElmar Oliveira, Gerard Schwarz & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Listen to Quintet for Clarinet in A Major, K. 581: I. Allegro by Mostly Mozart Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Quintet for Clarinet in A Major, K. 581: I. AllegroMostly Mozart Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Listen to Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee by Seattle Symphony & Gerard Schwarz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the BumblebeeSeattle Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Listen to Quintet for Clarinet in D Major: K. 581, II. Larghetto by Mostly Mozart Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Quintet for Clarinet in D Major: K. 581, II. LarghettoMostly Mozart Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

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Album

2024

Eudora's Fable: THE SHOE BIRD (feat. Charlie Adler & Young Singers of the Palm Beaches)Palm Beach Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2024

Moravec: The ShiningLyric Opera of Kansas City & Gerard Schwarz

Live Album

2024

Michael Dellaira: The Leopard (Live)Gerard Schwarz, Frost Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Short, Yaqi Yang, Frank Ragsdale, Minghao Liu, Margarita Parsamyan, Robynne Redmon & Kim Josephson

Album

2021

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"Gerard Schwarz

Compilation Album

2020

BeethovenPhillip Kawin, Gerard Schwarz & Russian National Orchestra

Album

2019

Horn TriosLeslie Norton

Album

2018

Villa-Lobos: Works for HarmonicaRobert Bonfiglio, New York Chamber Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2018

East of the Sun & West of the MoonSeattle Symphony, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz & Stanislav Vavřínek

Compilation Album

2017

The Gerard Schwarz CollectionGerard Schwarz

Compilation Album

2017

Stravinsky: The Rite of SpringSeattle Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Live Album

2017

NAfME 2017 All-Northwest All Northwest Orchestra (Live) [feat. All Northwest Orchestra]All Northwest Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2016

Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2016

The French InfluenceGerard Schwarz & Kun-Woo Paik

Compilation Album

2016

Naji Hakim: Chant de joie (Works for Organ)Naji Hakim, Marie-Bernadette Dufurcet, Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

Compilation Album

2015

A Concerto CollectionCarol Rosenberger & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2015

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection"Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2015

Hovhaness: Works for Orchestra & Soprano SaxophoneGreg Banaszak, Eastern Music Festival Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2014

Mahler: Symphony No. 5Gerard Schwarz & Colburn Orchestra

Live Album

2014

Above and Beyond (Live)United States Marine Band & Gerard Schwarz

Album

2014

CanvasesEugene Migliaro

2013

NAfME All-Northwest 2013 All-Northwest Orchestra - EPAll-Northwest Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Compilation Album

2013

Classical CaffeineGerard Schwarz

Compilation Album

2012

Stravinsky: Petrushka & Chant du rossignolGerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

Compilation Album

2012

Taylor: Through the Looking Glass - Griffes: Poem, The Pleasure Dome of Kubla KhanSeattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz & Scott Goff

Compilation Album

2012

Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts, Vol. 1Seattle Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Compilation Album

2012

Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts, Vol. 2Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony & Alessandra Marc

Live Album

2006

Lazarof, H.: Violin Concerto - Viola Rhapsody - Partita Di MadrigaliChristiane Edinger, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Gerard Schwarz, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Neubauer & Wolfgang Schmidt

Live Album

2004

Achron: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Golem - 2 Tableaux from BelshazzarJoseph Silverstein, Elmar Oliveira, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Czech Philharmonic, Gerard Schwarz & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

Live Album

2004

Lazarof: Tableaux For Piano And Orchestra, Symphony No. 2, Violin ConcertoGarrick Ohlsson, Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony & Yukiko Kamei

Live Album

2004

Naji Hakim: Seattle Concerto, Violin ConcertoNicolas Simon, Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

Single

2003

Strauss: "Don Juan"Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Live Album

2000

Aitken: Aspen Concerto, Rameau Remembered & In Praise of OckeghemGerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony, Elmar Oliveira & Scott Goff

Live Album

2000

Brahms - Saint-Saens: Violin ConcertosElmar Oliveira, Seattle Symphony & Gerard Schwarz

Live Album

2000

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony & Jennifer Frautschi

About Gerard Schwarz

Hometown

Weehawken, United States of America

Born

1947

Genre

Classical

Among the most prolific conductors of modern times, Gerard Schwarz has also been active as a trumpeter. The longtime conductor of the Seattle Symphony, he remained active after retiring from that post in 2011. Schwarz has recorded as a guest conductor with numerous ensembles in the U.S. and Europe, generally issuing multiple recordings annually. In 2024, he conducted a recording of an operatic adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Shining with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Gerard Schwarz has also released music as a member of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and American Brass Quintet.