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Jerome Lowenthal Collection

 Collection 0028-IPAM

Jerome Lowenthal (1932--) is a pianist and music educator. He has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and many major orchestras in the United States and is a faculty member at the Juilliard School in New York. Lowenthal was also a lecturer at the Jerusalem Academy in Israel. The collection consists of 4.00 linear feet of articles, programs, recordings, clippings, and publicity flyers related to Lowenthal’s career, the ensembles he was involved in, and the people he played with, including violinist Christiaan Bor and cellist Jeffery Solow.

Dates

  • 1954-1988
  • Majority of material found within 1963-1983

Use and Access to Collection

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

4.00 Linear Feet

Scope and Content of Collection

The Jerome Lowenthal Collection covers the period from 1954 to 1988; the bulk of the materials date from 1963 to 1983, and the collection is 4.00 linear feet. The collection consists of professional papers, including articles, programs, recordings, clippings, and publicity flyers related to Lowenthal’s work as a performer, including his work recording with the Vanguard, RCA, and Arabesque labels and performing with various orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series.

  1. Series 1: Performance Files
  2. Series 2: Articles, Clippings, and Publicity
  3. Series 3: Photographs

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Gift of Jerome Lowenthal, received on October 12th, 1994.

Related Material

For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.

Processing Information

Forty-two cassette tapes are in a separate section of the collection. An inventory of cassette tapes is available upon request.

Title
Jerome Lowenthal Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Processor unknown.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English
Sponsor
Gift of Jerome Lowenthal, received on October 12th, 1994.

Library Details

Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
8270 Alumni Drive
College Park MD 20742 United States