Murray Perahia

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Biography

Born: April 19, 1947; USA  
In a field in which each season heralds the arrival of new "talents" who are soon forgotten, pianist Murray Perahia has remained a reliable and immensely gifted presence on the international scene for more than three decades. Perahia began his music studies at the age of five with lessons from Jeanette Haien, who remained his teacher until he was well into his teens. In 1964 Perahia entered the Mannes College of Music in New York, where he Read more studied composition and conducting; though both endeavors remained secondary to his career as a pianist, the latter proved particularly useful when, decades later, Perahia conducted and recorded a complete cycle of Mozart's piano concerti from the keyboard. Perahia pursued further piano studies with Artur Balsam and Mieczyslaw Horszowski. He also attended the Marlboro Festival in Vermont, which brought him into contact and collaboration with such artists as Rudolf Serkin, Pablo Casals, and the Budapest Quartet.

In 1968 Perahia made his Carnegie Hall debut to much acclaim, and his concert career blossomed in short order. He made headlines in 1972 by taking top honors at the prestigious Leeds Piano Competition, the first American to do so--and, no less, by unanimous decision. Perahia's success at Leeds led to his London recital debut at Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1973. Later that year he appeared at the Aldeburgh Festival, where he worked closely with the festival's founders, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. After Britten's declining health made it impossible for him to continue as Pears' accompanist, Perahia became one of Pears' frequent and favorite recital partners. In 1975 Perahia shared with cellist Lynn Harrell the first Avery Fisher Prize, intended to aid in the development of the most promising American musical careers. In 1981 he was appointed co-artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival, a position he retained through 1989.

Perahia is often described as a "musician's musician," one who does not adopt a virtuoso persona but performs with a distinctive directness, without exaggerated or demonstrative gestures. His playing is clean and meticulous, his sound cool, transparent, sparkling, and exquisitely shaded. He is best known for his performances of Classical and early Romantic repertoire; from the late 1990s he developed an especial reputation as an interpreter of Bach. In 2000, his recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations was awarded two Grammy nominations for Best Classical Album and Best Instrumental Soloist.

Perahia's popularity has been sustained largely through his extensive catalogue of recordings. He signed an exclusive contract with CBS Masterworks in 1973 and has remained with that label through its corporate transformation into Sony Classics. His recordings have received numerous accolades, including multiple Grammies and Gramophone Awards for Instrumental Record of the Year. In addition to his Mozart concerto cycle, he has recorded all five Beethoven piano concerti with Bernard Haitink and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, as well as Schumann's complete works for piano and orchestra. Read less
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    Beethoven: Legendary Recordings
    Beethoven: Legendary Recordings
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 19075973752 Release Date: 12/06/2019   Number of Discs: 25
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Maureen Forrester,  Leontyne Price,  David Poleri,  Giorgio Tozzi  ... 
    Conductor:  Bruno Walter,  George Szell,  Leonard Bernstein,  Fritz Reiner  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Cleveland Orchestra,  New York Philharmonic  ... 
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    Zubin Mehta: The Complete Columbia Album Collection
    Zubin Mehta: The Complete Columbia Album Collection
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 19075937662 Release Date: 10/25/2019   Number of Discs: 97
    Composer:  Ottorino Respighi,  Richard Strauss,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Giacomo Puccini  ... 
    Performer:  Bonaldo Giaiotti,  Neilson Taylor,  Fiorenza Cossotto,  Placido Domingo  ... 
    Conductor:  Zubin Mehta,  Joseph Flummerfelt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,  New Philharmonia Orchestra,  Ambrosian Opera Chorus  ... 
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    Bach: Masterworks / Various
    Bach: Masterworks / Various
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 19075870972 Release Date: 10/26/2018   Number of Discs: 33
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Johann Philipp Krieger,  Gustav Mahler
    Performer:  Glenn Gould,  Gustav Leonhardt,  Jan Vogler,  Frank Peter Zimmermann  ... 
    Conductor:  Wolfgang Katschner,  Frieder Bernius,  James Galway,  Nikolaus Harnoncourt  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lautten Compagney,  Amarcord,  Ensemble Parlando  ... 
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    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas "Hammerklavier" & "Moonlight" / Perahia
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 002790702 Release Date: 02/09/2018   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
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    Murray Perahia: The Complete Analogue Recordings (1972-1979)
    Murray Perahia: The Complete Analogue Recordings (1972-1979)
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 541670 Release Date: 10/13/2017   Number of Discs: 15
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Frédéric Chopin,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Murray Perahia,  Peter Pears
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    Piano Masters
    Piano Masters
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 002732802 Release Date: 10/06/2017   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Franz Liszt  ... 
    Performer:  Daniil Trifonov,  Evgeny Kissin,  Krystian Zimerman,  Pierre-Laurent Aimard  ... 
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa,  Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra,  St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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    The Murray Perahia Awards Collection
    The Murray Perahia Awards Collection
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88985413952 Release Date: 05/12/2017   Number of Discs: 15
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Béla Bartók,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Johannes Brahms  ... 
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
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    Murray Perahia plays Schumann
    Murray Perahia plays Schumann
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88985370402 Release Date: 04/21/2017   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Robert Schumann
    Performer:  Murray Perahia,  Peter Pears
    Conductor:  Claudio Abbado
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Premier Pianists, Vol. 2
    Premier Pianists, Vol. 2
    Label: Video Artists International   Catalog: 4597 Release Date: 03/10/2017  
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Manuel de Falla,  Robert Schumann,  Felix Mendelssohn  ... 
    Performer:  Artur Rubinstein,  Alicia de Larrocha,  Emil Gilels,  Rosalyn Tureck  ... 
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    Murray Perahia plays Bach: The Complete Recordings
    Murray Perahia plays Bach: The Complete Recordings
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 0300829 Release Date: 11/11/2016   Number of Discs: 8
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Murray Perahia,  Leonore Smith,  Michael Cox,  Jakob Lindberg  ... 
    Conductor:  Murray Perahia
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    Murray Perahia plays Beethoven
    Murray Perahia plays Beethoven
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88843013312 Release Date: 10/28/2016   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
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    Bach: The French Suites / Perahia
    Bach: The French Suites / Perahia
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 002575402 Release Date: 10/07/2016   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
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  • 13.
    The Art of Murray Perahia
    The Art of Murray Perahia
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 518339 Release Date: 05/06/2016   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn,  Béla Bartók,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Murray Perahia,  Radu Lupu
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Bernard Haitink,  Zubin Mehta
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Radu Lupu: Complete Recordings
    Radu Lupu: Complete Recordings
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 002402202 Release Date: 11/13/2015   Number of Discs: 28
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johannes Brahms,  Robert Schumann  ... 
    Performer:  Radu Lupu,  Vincent Zarzo,  Han de Vries,  George Pieterson  ... 
    Conductor:  Zubin Mehta,  Lawrence Foster,  Uri Segal,  Edo de Waart  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra,  English Chamber Orchestra  ... 
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 21 & 23; Rondos K. 382 & 386 / Perahia, English Chamber Orchestra
    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 21 & 23; Rondos K. 382 & 386 / Perahia, English Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88697757852 Release Date: 09/25/2015   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
    Conductor:  Murray Perahia
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
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    Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Perahia, Davis, BRSO
    Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Perahia, Davis, BRSO
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88697721002 Release Date: 09/25/2015   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
    Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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    Murray Perahia plays Chopin
    Murray Perahia plays Chopin
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 88843062432 Release Date: 04/28/2015   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
    Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
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    Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos / Perahia, Marriner, ASMF [blu-ray]
    Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos / Perahia, Marriner, ASMF [blu-ray]
    Label: Euroarts   Catalog: 3085294 Release Date: 03/25/2014   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    Schubert: Winterreise / Fischer-Dieskau, Perahia
    Schubert: Winterreise / Fischer-Dieskau, Perahia
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 48237 Release Date: 09/18/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Performer:  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,  Murray Perahia
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    Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos / Perahia
    Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos / Perahia
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 1914112 Release Date: 08/07/2012   Number of Discs: 12
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Murray Perahia,  Radu Lupu
    Conductor:  Murray Perahia
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
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    Immortal Beloved - Original Soundtrack
    Immortal Beloved - Original Soundtrack
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 760861 Release Date: 03/02/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Murray Perahia,  Yo-Yo Ma,  Gidon Kremer,  Vinson Cole  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Georg Solti
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    Solti & Perahia: Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
    Solti & Perahia: Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
    Label: Kultur Video   Catalog: 4403 Release Date: 09/30/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Béla Bartók
    Performer:  Sir Georg Solti,  Murray Perahia,  Evelyn Glennie,  David Corkhill
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    Bach: Partitas No 2, 3 & 4 / Murray Perahia
    Bach: Partitas No 2, 3 & 4 / Murray Perahia
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 722697 Release Date: 03/18/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
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    Beethoven: String Quartet , Piano Sonata / Perahia, Asmf
    Beethoven: String Quartet , Piano Sonata / Perahia, Asmf
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 93043 Release Date: 11/16/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
    Conductor:  Murray Perahia
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Etc / Murray Perahia
    Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Etc / Murray Perahia
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 92616 Release Date: 08/10/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Robert Schumann
    Performer:  Murray Perahia
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