Violinist Timothy Schwarz has been hailed by critics around the world for his exemplary technique and passionate musicianship. Timothy began his violin studies at age four, and began winning competitions just two years later. At the age of nine, he was asked to perform the Philadelphia Orchestra premiere of Kabalvesky's Violin Concerto. In 1986 he began his studies with Dorothy DeLay at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under a Starling Scholarship. He continued his studies at the Peabody Conservatory, where he was given an award for Best Individual Artist in Maryland by the National Endowment of the Arts in 1994. In 1995 Dr. Schwarz won the Artistic Ambassador Competition in Washington DC , which resulted in 35 All-American recitals throughout Asia , Africa , and South America . The tour was hailed as "the most successful tour of its kind" by the United States State Department, and resulted in three more solo tours over the next five years.

 Dr. Schwarz's recording career spans ten years, with solo albums distributed by EMI, Marquis Classics, and Centaur Records. In 2005 he joined the Serafin String Quartet, which performs over 50 concerts a year throughout the United States , including venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Highlands-Cashiers Festival in North Carolina . He is also a founding member of the clarinet trio Tripod, which has performed throughout the Northeast and recently released a recording for Centaur Records. Dr. Schwarz is on the faculty at Lehigh University and Temple University, where he completed his Doctorate in Violin Performance under the direction of Helen Kwalwasser. Timothy Schwarz plays a violin by Carlo Antonio Testore (1741), generously on loan from Dr. William Stegeman.  For a complete listing of concerts and other news, visit www.TimothySchwarz.com.