Jeffrey Swann

JEFFREY SWANN enjoyed an international performing career which has taken him

throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia. He won first prize

in Dino Ciani Competition sponsored by La Scala in Milan, a gold medal at the

Queen Elisabeth Competition and top honors in competitions in Warsaw, Lisbon,

and Montreal. In addition he was winner of the Young Concert Artists auditions in

New York City. His large and varied repertoire includes more than 60 concertos,

as well as solo works ranging from Bach to Boulez. He has also performed

chamber music in festivals all over the world , collaborating with many of the most

prominent artists of his generation.

In addition to presenting lecture/recitals worldwide, Mr. Swann has performed with

major orchestras such as the symphonies of Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Dallas,

Houston, St. Louis and many others; in Europe he has performed with the

orchestras of Rome Santa Cecilia, Milan La Scala, London Philharmonia, Radio

France, , the Czech Philharmonic, Rotterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Munich, Warsaw,

among many others. The conductors with whom he has performed include

Zdenek Macal, David Robertson, Leonard Slatkin, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marek

Janowski, William Steinberg, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, and Myung-Whun

Chung.

Jeffrey Swann is a highly respected professor of piano. He is currently Artist

Faculty at New York University and was for many years Artist in Residence at

Northern Arizona University. He has been on the juries of many international

competitions, both in the USA and abroad, and has given numerous masterclasses

all over the world.

Jeffrey Swann is also an internationally renowned Wagner scholar, He lectures

throughout the Unites States, illustrating from the piano, and has been a frequent

guest lecturer at the Bayreuth Festival. He has written extensively on Wagner,

including an article on Wagner and Proust, published by Oxford University Press.

In 2025 he published a major work, “The Music of the Ring”, available on Amazon

and at Barnes & Noble.

Jeffrey Swann studied with Alexander Uninsky in Dallas and subsequently at the

Juilliard School with Beveridge Webster and Adele Marcus, where he received his

B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. with highest honors. He has made dozens of recordings

for Deutsche Gramophone, RCA Italia, Music & Arts, Bridge, Fonit-Cetra, and

Agora. His recordings are now available online through NAR Classical.

Jeffrey Swann was Artistic Director of the Dino Ciani Festival and Accademia, in

Cortina, Italy, as well as Artistic Director of the Concerts of the Scuola Normale in

Pisa.