Luise Vosgerchian

Luise Vosgerchian (November 9, 1922 – March 13, 2000) was an American concert pianist and music professor at Harvard University.

She met Kamil Pagacik in Paris in 1949 and later married him. She returned to Boston in 1956.

Education and Career Luise Vosgerchian studied at the New England Conservatory of Music until 1945. Vosgerchian began her career as a music instructor at Brandeis University. She began teaching at Harvard University in 1959 and was a mentor of many prominent musicians. Among her most notable students were Allison Charney, John Adams, Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Bob Telson, Stephen Pruslin and Richard St. Clair. She was made a full professor in 1971, and was named department chairman in 1974. She later retired in 1990, and her students organized a tribute concert at Sanders Theater.

Physicist Brian Greene described Vosgerchian in Until the End of Time as one of his most influential teachers, noting she "had a deep interest in how scientific discoveries relate to aesthetic sensibilities".

In 1948, The New York Times wrote about one of her recitals. Harvard awards Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award to students who are dedicated to music and arts education. .