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Murray Perahia
American pianist and conductor
Murray David PerahiaKBE (pə-RY-ə; born April 19, 1947) is an American pianist and conductor. He has been considered one of the greatest living pianists.[1][2] He was the first North American pianist to win the Leeds International Piano Competition, in 1972. Known as a leading interpreter of Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann, among other composers, Perahia has won numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards from a total of 18 nominations,[3] and 9 Gramophone Awards in addition to its first and only "Piano Award".[4]
Early life
Murray (Moshe) was born in the Bronx borough of New York City to a family of Sephardi Jewish origin.[5] According to the biography on his Mozart piano sonatas CD, his first language was Judaeo-Spanish, or Ladino.[citation needed] The family came from Thessaloniki, Greece. His father moved to the United States in 1935.[5]
Perahia began studying the piano at age four, with a teacher, he said, who was
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Biography
Over the course of a career that began almost forty-five years ago, Murray Perahia has become one of the most sought-after and cherished pianists of our time. The American artist’s interpretations of great repertoire landmarks by everyone from Bach and Beethoven to Chopin and Liszt offer timeless lessons in sensibility, sophistication and expressive intensity. While his approach invariably draws attention to the music not the musician, he stands in the tradition of the great keyboard virtuosi as an artist armed with consummate technical skills, boundless imagination and near-mystical eloquence. Perahia’s pianism, recognised as exceptional since his student days, has matured over more than four decades to deliver unique insights into music’s spiritual qualities, its power to communicate where words end.
“I love to play the piano,” he says. “I love the instrument. I think it has a series of secrets that we have to find out from it.” Perahia’s lifelong pursuit of the piano’s mysteries has been richly documented on record. The pianist’s extensive discography continues to g
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Murray Perahia
Murray PerahiaKBE (born April 19, 1947) is an Americanpianist and conductor.
Murray Perahia was born in New York City to a family of Sephardi Jewish origin.[1] According to the biography on his Mozart piano sonatas CD, his first language was Judaeo-Spanish. The family was from Thessaloniki, Greece. His father moved to the United States in 1935.[1]
In 1965, Perahia won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 1972, he was the first North American to win first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition.[2]
Awards
[change | change source]Seventh International Schumann Festival
- 2000 Robert Schumann Society Claudio Arrau Memorial Medal
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
- 1989 Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
- 2003 Chopin: Études, Opp. 10, 25
- 1999 Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 6
References
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