Obituary

Obituary

March 2013

Van Cliburn 1934-2013

Alumnus

Ira Rosenblum

Alumnus Van Cliburn, who became a cultural hero after winning the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958, died on February 27.more
Hugh Aitken
February 2013

Hugh Aitken 1924-2012

Composition Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Composition alum and former faculty member Hugh Aitken died on December 24, 2013, at the age of 88.more
Gordon Hardy
February 2013

Gordon Hardy 1918-2013

Associate Dean

Susan Jackson

Gordon Alfred Hardy, a former faculty member and associate dean of Juilliard, died on January 7, 2013.more
September 2011

Betty Brummett 1942-2011

Registrar

Karen Wagner

Former registrar Elizabeth “Betty” Bell Brummett died on August 9, 2011, after a three-year battle with cancer. She...more
May-August 2010

Arthur Winograd 1920-2010

Violin Faculty Member
Cellist and conductor Arthur Winograd, a founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet and former music director of...more
April 2012

Ethel Winter 1924-2012

Dance Faculty Member
Ethel Winter, a Juilliard dance faculty member for half a century and a renowned dancer with the Martha...more
March 2012

Gerre Hancock 1934-2012

Organ Faculty Member

Susan Jackson

Gerre Hancock (Juilliard organ faculty 1971-2004), considered by many to be the finest organ improviser in America, died...more
February 2012

Martin Isepp 1930-2011

Vocal Arts Faculty Member
Noteworthy accompanist and former faculty member Martin Isepp died on December 25, 2011, at London’s Royal Free Hospital...more
René Morel
December 2011/January 2012

René Morel 1932-2011

Eric Grossman

Luthier René Morel, who worked on Juilliard string instruments from the 1950s until this past summer, died on...more
November 2011

Ruth Miller Currier 1926-2011

Dance Faculty Member

Martha Gallagher Wittman

September 2011

Giorgio Tozzi 1923-2011

Voice Faculty Member
Acclaimed bass Giorgio Tozzi, who served on the Juilliard faculty from 1971 to 1974, died on May 30...more
September 2011

Bernard Greenhouse 1916-2011

Alumnus and Cello Faculty Member
Cellist Bernard Greenhouse, a founder of the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio and a Juilliard alumnus who was on...more
September 2011

Rosetta Goodkind 1917-2011

Alumna and Pre-College Faculty Member
Rosetta Goodkind, a member of the Pre-College faculty for 22 years, died on July 8 in Philadelphia at...more
September 2011

June Dunbar 1927-2011

Dance Faculty Member
Former Dance faculty member June Dunbar, who was also the assistant director of the division from 1957 to...more
September 2011

Louise Behrend 1916-2011

Alumna and Violin Faculty Member Emerita
Louise Behrend, a violinist and teacher who introduced entire generations of Americans to the Suzuki method of teaching,...more
March 2011

Herbert Stessin 1922-2011

Piano Faculty Member

Orli Shaham

On January 22, longtime piano faculty member Herbert Stessin died at 88. Born on June 16, 1922, Stessin...more
March 2011

Elizabeth Sawyer 1931-2010

Alumna and Dance Faculty Member

Cory Robertson

Elizabeth Sawyer, 79, a dance historian, Juilliard graduate, and former faculty member, died in her sleep on December...more
March 2011

Milton Babbitt 1916-2011

Composition Faculty Member

Jonathan Dawe

Milton Babbitt, 94, one of the most influential composers and music theorists of the 20th century, died on...more
Michael Langham
February 2011

Michael Langham 1919-2011

Former Drama Division Director

Ira Rosenblum

Michael Langham, a former director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and...more
February 2011

Marshall Williamson 1931-2010

Collaborative Piano Faculty Member
Marshall took a genuine delight in a well-turned phrase and beamed his delight back to the performer with...more
February 2011

Al Miner 1943-2010

Juilliard Bookstore Manager
Al Miner, manager of the Juilliard Bookstore from March 1992 until his retirement in July 2010, died on...more
February 2011

Raphael Hillyer 1914-2010

Violin Faculty Member
Jacob Lateiner
February 2011

Jacob Lateiner 1928-2010

Piano Faculty Member

Robert Taub

On December 13, Jacob Lateiner, a Juilliard piano faculty member from 1966 to 2010, died at 82. Robert...more

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