James Oliver Buswell IV (December 4, 1946 – September 28, 2021[1]) was an American violinist, chamber musician, conductor and educator.
James Oliver Buswell IV | |
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| Born | (1946-12-04)December 4, 1946 Fort Wayne, Indiana, US |
| Died | September 28, 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 74) |
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Buswell learned violin at age five. His solo debut took place with the New York Philharmonic at the age of seven. He later studied with Mary Canberg, Paul Stassevich, and Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School and was a graduate of Harvard University.[2]
He was also a recording artist.
Buswell was on the faculties of University of Arizona, Indiana University School of Music (1973–1986) and the New England Conservatory (1987–2014).[3] Most recently,[when?] he was on the faculty of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University with his wife, cellist Carol Ou.[2]
He has four children: Anna Buswell, William Buswell, Joshua Buswell, and Rachel English. He has four grandchildren.[4]
James died September 28, 2021, in Boston.[3]