James Rosenblum began studying piano at age six; his piano teachers include Julian Martin from the Juilliard School, Arkady Aronov from the Manhattan School of Music, Melvin Chen from Yale, Tomer Lev from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Israel at the Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes, Evelyn Crochet, Jean-David Coen, James Giles, Phil Hosford, and childhood teacher Myrna Lyons.  He is based on Cape Cod, in Harwich, Massachusetts, where he is Music Director, choir conductor, and organist at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Barnstable, MA, and Music Director of the Cobb's Hill Concert Series.

James has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.  Prior to 2023, James had a dual career as an attorney in New York and Massachusetts, and was a participant or finalist in several amateur competitions, including the 2022 Cliburn Amateur Competition in Texas, the 2016 Chicago Amateur Competition, where he was a finalist, and the 2016 WQXR Classical Moonlighters Competition in New York, where he was a finalist. 

James has performed concertos as a soloist with the Cape Symphony, Mansfield Philharmonic, and more.  James is looking forward to performing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with orchestra in the current 2026 season.  James has a wide repertoire, including Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ravel, Joplin, Albeniz, and more.  He also collaborates with other musicians, including wife and pianist Ana Glig, and composes and performs his own works.  

You can find more content, including regularly published short videos of his performances and preparation, at www.youtube.com/@jamesrosenblumpiano.  For more ways to follow James, visit www.facebook.com/JRPianist, and www.jamesrosenblum.com.  You can view more about the Cobb's Hill Concert Series at www.cobbshillconcerts.org.