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Perahia

American  
[puh-rahy-uh] / pəˈraɪ ə /

noun

  1. Murray, born 1947, U.S. pianist.


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Over the years, the Leeds International Piano Competition has launched the careers of artists including Andras Schiff, Eric Lu and Murray Perahia; and comes with a £30,000 prize.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

The hall wasn’t full, as it surely would have been for Perahia, but the hipness quotient clearly attracted others.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2019

A quintessential Perahia recital, this, sticking to the core repertoire but building throughout the evening toward a climax.

From New York Times • May 18, 2017

As Mr. Marriner’s orchestral career grew busier, the Academy was often led by other musicians, notably Iona Brown, Murray Perahia and, most recently, Joshua Bell, who was named the group’s second music director in 2011.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2016

Six days earlier, Murray Perahia, who is sixty-nine, had played the “Hammerklavier” nearby, in Los Angeles.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016