Paul Jacobs

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Jacobs
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1930(1930-06-22)
Age	94
Date Of Death	Sep 25, 1983 (53 age)
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Cancer

Paul Jacobs Biography

Paul Jacobs is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on June 22, 1930 in New York, New York, United States. Famed musician who was a master of his century’s music, but was also skilled on early keyboards and played with many Baroque ensembles.

He escaped a largely impoverished existence while in Europe, due in no small part to Aaron Copland‘s encouragement and connections.

Paul Jacobs began piano lessons at age five and organ lessons at age 12 in his hometown of Washington, Pennsylvania. At age 15 he was appointed head organist of Immaculate Conception Church, a parish of over 3,500 families. Jacobs then attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, double-majoring in organ (studying with John Weaver) and harpsichord (with Lionel Party), while serving as organist at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Historical Park. During his final semester as an undergraduate student, he performed the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach several times, including once in an 18-hour non-stop marathon concert in Pittsburgh on the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death (July 28, 2000). Jacobs completed a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Jacobs has performed the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen in eight American cities since 2002, each time in a nine-hour marathon concert.

In 2003 Jacobs was invited to join the faculty of the Juilliard School and the following year, was named chairman of its organ department, making him one of the youngest faculty appointments in the school’s history. Winning accolades and awareness for the pipe organ from both critics and audiences alike, Jacobs has performed on five continents, and by the age of 32 performed in each of the 50 United States. His repertoire includes music from the 16th century through contemporary times, including new works written for him. He has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, the Utah Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and the Pacific Symphony.

His family noticed his skills early on, and he attended PS 95, DeWitt Clinton High School, and The Juilliard School.

Paul Jacobs Net Worth

Paul Jacobs is one of the richest Pianist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Jacobs 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined Pierre Boulez‘s Domaine musical concerts while in France during the early 1950s, and as a result, he was instrumental in bringing early 20th- century works to post-war Paris.

He debuted works by Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Roger Sessions, and even commissioned the 1979 composition Four North American Ballads by Frederic Rzewski.

Paul Jacobs (born 1977) is an American organist. He is the first organist to receive a Grammy Award. Jacobs is currently the chair of the Juilliard School’s organ department.

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Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Paul Jacobs celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.