History Station: The Arts
In 1978, Nathaniel Rosen, an alumnus of USC’s music school, became the first American to win the top prize in cello at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. His triumph reflected the university’s longstanding commitment to arts education, which dates back almost to its founding. This station explores the history of the arts at USC, including the founding of the Fisher Museum and the role that renowned painter William Lees Judson and musical virtuosos Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky played in securing USC’s reputation as one of the country’s preeminent centers for arts education. Sponsor: USC Class of 1988