Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia KBE (born April 19, 1947) is an American pianist 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)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Expanding the Love of Music
- ↑ "Previous Winners" Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Leeds International Piano Competition Official Website, 2006. Accessed June 3, 2007.
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