Jeffrey Swann (born November 24, 1951) is an American classical pianist. Swann was born in

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but moved to

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, Texas, as a young child. He began piano studies at the age of four. While attending St. Mark's School of Texas, he studied for seven years with Alexander Uninsky at

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in Dallas. (He was known at St. Mark's for practicing without shoes - socks only.) He received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the

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under Beveridge Webster and

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. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree under

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, graduating with highest honors. During this time, he won the

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in 1974 and opened the 1975–76 YCA Series at Carnegie Hall with his New York debut. He won first prize in the Dino Ciani Competition sponsored by La Scala in Milan, second prize at the

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in Brussels, and top honors in the Warsaw Chopin,

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and Montreal Competitions.

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