Deborah Sobol, Piano

Biography

Deborah Sobol is a pianist and music educator with a distinctive background and outlook. She attended Smith
College, where she studied with Lory Wallfisch, graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the
Phi Beta Kappa Society. Her post-graduate studies were done in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik with Hans Petermandl and at
London’s Royal College of Music with Carola Grindea. She has performed in solo and duo recitals, concerto performances, and
chamber music concerts with internationally renowned artists and has recorded for Cedille and Summit records. She is a much sought-after
teacher of piano and has been on the faculty of the Longy School of Music and the Northwestern University School of Music. Her
publications have appeared in Clavier and London’s Piano Journal. She was one of The Chicago Chamber Musicians’ original Artistic
Co-Directors and its founding Executive Director. Ms. Sobol is the founder and Artistic Director of the summer “Rush Hour Concerts” series at St. James Cathedral in Chicago.