Murray Perahia
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1947-04-19 ) April 19, 1947 (age 79) , New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Mannes College
- Occupations
- Pianist, conductor
- Spouse
- Ninette Shohet
- Awards
- See Awards
- Instrument
- Piano
- Labels
- Sony Classical , Deutsche Grammophon
- Website
- murrayperahia .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Mannes College The New School for Music
- Employer
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Alexander Schneider
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.murrayperahia.com
- Image
- Murray Perahia.jpg
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- Murray Perahia
- name in native language
- Murray Perahia
- date of birth
- 1947-04-19
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Murray David Perahia KBE (/pəˈraɪ.ə/ pə-RY-ə; born April 19, 1947) is an American pianist and conductor. He has been considered one of the greatest living pianists. 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, and 9 Gramophone Awards in addition to its first and only "Piano Award".
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