Ozan Marsh Classical Pianist (1920-1992)

Ozan Marsh born in Pasedena California June 25 1920 was a pianist active in concert performances throughout the world as well as across the United States. A student of Rachmaninoff, Horowitz, Egon Petri, Casadesus and Emil Sauer, the late Ozan Marsh has received the plaudits of audiences and critics around the world-particularly for his performances of Liszt and Chopin. For more than four decades Ozan Marsh has won critical acclaim in recital appearances and as soloist with the world’s most distinguished orchestras. Among these are the New York Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Leningrad Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestras to name a few.

Ozan Marsh coupled an outstanding performing career with an equally distinguished academic one. He served on the faculties of such major institutions as The Indiana University, Manhattan School of Music, Butler University, St.Lawrence University, University of Arizona and the Chautauqua Institution. He participated in judging various international piano competitions including the Van Cliburn, the Franz Liszt, the National Federation of Music Clubs and many others. He was also the President of the Pianist’s Foundation of America,(formerly the Southwest Pianists Foundation) an organisation devoted to furthering of the careers of promising young pianists. He gave a great deal of his time to the much needed project of furthuring the goals of those pianists, many whom have gone on to wonderful careers themselves.

Ozan Marsh has recorded for RCA (His Masters Voice), CBS (Columbia), PFA and VLR Records, the Voice of America and the Boston Symphony Transcription Library.