Benjamin Shwartz

Benjamin Shwartz (born 1979) is an American-Israeli orchestral and opera conductor, and music director of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Koblenz (Germany). Formerly he held the position of music director of the Wrocław Philharmonic known for his interest in and commitment to new music. Born in Los Angeles and raised there and in Israel, he attended the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California before enrolling in the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied composition with James Primosch. He continued his composition studies in Germany with Karlheinz Stockhausen. As a conducting student at the Curtis Institute of Music, he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller and worked closely with Christoph Eschenbach and Ned Rorem. Shwartz won numerous awards including the Presser Award, and Third Prize in the 2007 International Mahler Conducting Competition in Bamberg, Germany.

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor - Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61 - 2025-04-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Step Right Up - 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Poul Ruders: The Thirteenth Child - 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Albert Schnelzer: Tales from Suburbia - 2018-07-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Complete Music for Flute & Orchestra - 2018-06-15T00:00:00.000000Z

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