Jean Schneider
Associate Piano Faculty
Faculty Artist since 2000
SMF Alum 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993
Jean Schneider began her piano studies in Philadelphia at age seven, and by 15 had performed three times as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is guest faculty at Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music and Raphael Chamber Music Workshop, among others, and teaches private piano in NYC. Ms. Schneider earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees from USC Thornton School of Music, and a doctorate from Stony Brook, and she was a Fulbright scholar to the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She joined the Sarasota Music Festival associate faculty in 2000 and was a fellow in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1993.