Gerard Schwarz

About

Seattle Symphony Orchestra's music director from 1985 to 2001.

Before Fame

He attended the Juilliard School after high school and performed as a trumpeter in the New York Philharmonic.

Trivia

He became the music director of North Carolina's Eastern Music Festival.

Family Life

He was raised in Weehawken.

Associated With

Both he and Cheryl Studer have interpreted Richard Strauss's work.