Dalton Baldwin, born December 19, 1931, in Summit, New Jersey, was an American
pianist and vocal accompanist. He studied at the Juilliard School and Oberlin
College before moving to France to study under Nadia Boulanger and Madeleine
Lipatti, as well as taking piano classes with Walter Gieseking and Alfred
Cortot. Beginning in 1954, Baldwin served as the exclusive lied accompanist for
French baritone Gérard Souzay for over 30 years. He led annual masterclasses in
Nice, Geneva, the Manhattan School of Music, Princeton, Korea, and Japan, and
served as professor of accompaniment and...