Nationality American Genre Non-fiction | Name Michael Lisicky Role Fiction writer | |
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BSO Marin Alsop Michael Lisicky 2012 2013 season
Michael Lisicky (born 1964) is an American non-fiction writer, and oboist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As a department store historian, Lisicky has given lectures at the New York Public Library, Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Enoch Pratt Free Library, DC Public Library, and the Historical Society of Philadelphia. He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and his works have appeared in such publications as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He has contributed to newspaper articles in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Southern Living, and Fortune magazine and served as a historical consultant for the Oscar-nominated movie, Carol. As an oboist, Lisicky has been a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2003 and was a former member of the Richmond Symphony and the Savannah Symphony. He has been featured on numerous recordings, including a chamber music recording with fellow members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of the oboe trio Trio La Milpa. Lisicky serves as a historian for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and is the author of the Baltimore Symphony's 100th anniversary book.
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- BSO Marin Alsop Michael Lisicky 2012 2013 season
- Baltimore Symphony Free Concert Michael Lisicky speaks
- Life
- Works
- References

Baltimore Symphony Free Concert -- Michael Lisicky speaks
Life
He was born in Camden, New Jersey and grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Lisicky is a 1982 graduate of Cherry Hill High School East and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and the St. Louis Conservatory. He resides in the Fell's Point section of Baltimore, where he serves as the community's Towne Crier. Lisicky is married to oboist Sandra Gerster and has one daughter, Jordan.