Israel "Igor" Schwarzmann

Israel "Igor" Schwarzmann, 92, succumbed to the infirmity of age and?passed peacefully on April 20th, 2017. He leaves his son, Alexander, his daughter-in-law, Sana, his grandson?Theodore, granddaughter Ginger, and great-grandson Theodore. Born July 16th, 1924 in Romania he was raised in Iasi (Jassy), his?father, Abraham was a theater director, and his mother Frieda, an?actress. In 1940 the family was deported by the Russians to Central?Asia after the Soviet occupation of Moldova, among many thousands of?intellectuals and cultural elite. Mr. Schwarzmann returned to his homeland in 1945, and he graduated?with honors from the Chisinau Music Conservatory. During his long?career he was a violinist, chamber orchestra conductor, music?professor, composer, film sound producer, and pops music orchestrator.?He was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and?Publishers (ASCAP). Mr. Schwarzmann, who was often called by his nicknames Izzy and Igor,?met his future wife, Tamara Charzewska (1930-2007), in Chisinau when?she was a student at the Music Conservatory, they were married in?1953, and together they had two children, Alexander and Marina. In 1973 the family emigrated to Israel and then in 1975 to the United?States. Mr. Schwarzmann played with symphony orchestras in several?states, and he was quite active in semi-retirement in the 1990's,?producing more than 20 audio CD's for Richard Hayman, an American?composer and conductor. During the last four decades Mr. Schwarzmann and family lived in New?Jersey, Alabama, Rhode Island, and most recently in Storrs,?Connecticut.