Byron Schenkman (born 1966)[1] is an American harpsichordist, pianist, music director, and educator.
In 1991 Schenkman was a finalist in the Cambridge Society for Early Music's International Mozart Competition.
[9][12] He has recorded dozens of albums, and has made solo and concerto appearances in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
[15][16] In 2004 Schenkman was awarded a Partners of the Americas travel grant which enabled him to perform and teach in Chile.
[21][22] In 1994 they co-founded Seattle Baroque Orchestra, where Schenkman was artistic director from 1994 through 2004, and co-director from 2010 to 2013.
[5] In 2014 Schenkman and Matthews received the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Entrepreneur of the Month award.
[3][25] His live performances at the Boston Early Music Festival have been compared with those of Vladimir Horowitz and Jimi Hendrix.
[41] In 2012 Schenkman was visiting instructor of fortepiano and harpsichord at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.