Seymour Lipkin (May 14, 1927 – November 16, 2015)[2] was an American concert pianist, conductor, and educator.

At age 11, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with David Saperton, Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław Horszowski[3] At age 17 he served as accompanist to Jascha Heifetz on a USO tour[1] of Europe during World War II.

Lipkin studied conducting under Serge Koussevitzky and then apprenticed with George Szell at the Cleveland Orchestra.

Later he was Music Director for the Joffrey Ballet and then conductor of the Long Island Symphony Orchestra.

He was a member of the faculty at Juilliard and also taught at Curtis, Manhattan School of Music, and the New England Conservatory.