Exploring Music and History

Robert Silverman is a prize-winning concert pianist. He holds a DMA from Eastman School of Music and was a faculty member of the University of British Columbia School of Music for thirty years; he served as Director of the school for five years. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters in 2004.

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In 2013, Silverman was named to the Order of Canada and is the first winner of the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Keyboard Artistry, administered by the Ontario Arts Council Foundation. He is frequently heard on the CBC English and French radio network; a Steinway artist, he has recorded for EMI, Stereophile, Marquis Classics, Orpheum Masters, and CBC Records.[ALDJ(1.1]

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Schumann, Vienna, and the Cat is his second book. His first book, Bach's Sonic Tapestry: The Well-Tempered Clavier of 1722, was published in 2022 (FriesenPress).

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Silverman lives in Vancouver with his wife, Ellen. You can follow him at: robert-silverman.org