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Paul Hersh

piano; viola; string and piano chamber music; music history and literature; james d. robertson professor of piano

Equally active in piano and viola, Paul Hersh studied viola with William Primrose and piano with Leonard Shure and Edward Steuermann. From 1961-1971, he was violist and pianist of the Lenox Quartet. He made his piano debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1964. Mr. Hersh, who attended Yale University, also teaches poetry and literature at the Conservatory. He is a former faculty member of Grinnell College and SUNY at Binghamton, and has been artist-in-residence and visiting faculty at the University of California at Davis, Temple University, Oregon State University, University of Western Washington, Berkshire Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and the Spoleto (Italy) Festival of Two Worlds. He has recorded on the RCA, CRI, Desto, Orion, Dover and Arch Street labels.

Paul Hersh can be contacted at 415.503.6360.

Paul Hersh