| 1 | Name: | Dr. Richard Taruskin | |
| Institution: | University of California, Berkeley | ||
| Year Elected: | 1998 | ||
| Class: | 4. Humanities | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1945 | ||
| Death Date: | July 1, 2022 | ||
Richard Taruskin is Class of 1955 Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. A prodigiously talented musician-scholar, he has produced masterful musicological detective work on matters ranging from the 15th century Burgundians to the late 20th century Soviets. Furthermore, he is a world-class choral conductor, specializing in performances of early music. His talents are often on display in literary journals, where a sharp mind and fluent pen set him above other musician-critics. In university seminars, dealing with the cutting edge of his discipline, he is a brilliant analyst and genial speaker; time and again, and with rare verbal felicity, he has come to eminently logical conclusions that have evaded others. Dr. Taruskin received his Ph.D. in 1975 from Columbia University, where he also taught from 1973-86. His published works include Opera and Drama in Russia (1981); Music in the Western World (1984); Antoine Busnoys: The Latin Texted Works (Masters of the Renaissance) (1989); Mussorgsky: Eight Essays and an Epilogue (1993); Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions (1995); and Text and Act: Essays on Music and Performance (1995). In 2017 he won the prestigious Kyoto Prize. | |||