Abbey Simon
Distinguished Professor of Piano

office: MSM 229
office phone: (713)743-3145
address: 120 School of Music Bldg, Houston, TX 77204-4017

Education: Curtis Institute of Music, Joseph Hofmann, David Saperton, Harold Bauer.

Prizes and Awards: Walter Naumburg Prize, National Orchestral Award, Federation of Music Prize, Harriet Cohen Medal, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Medal, Ford Foundation Award. Distinguished Teacher Award at the Moores School of Music.

Performances: Appearances as soloist with most major orchestras on all continents including New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony Concertgebouw Amsterdam, L.S.O., L.P.O., R.P.O., etc... Recitals throughout the world. Master Classes throughout the world.

Recordings: Complete Ravel, Chopin, and Rachmaninov orchestral and solo repertoire on the Vox label. Brahms, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Dohnanyi on the Phillips label, Chopin, Brahms, Frank, and Schumann on the E.M.I. label.

Professional Affiliations: Professor of Piano at the Manhattan School of Music, the Julliard School of Music, Indiana University, and the Moores School of Music. Master Classes in the worlds leading conservatories including the Royal Academy in London, Royal Conservatory in Hague, the Geneva Conservatory, etc... Koskiusko Foundation, Currently organizer of the Southwestern division fo the Koskiusko Piano Competition. Long standing jury member of Van Cliburn Competition, Geneva International Piano Competition, Leeds International Piano Competition, Sydney International Piano Competition, South Africa International Piano Competition, etc.