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Perahia

American  
[puh-rahy-uh] / pəˈraɪ ə /

noun

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


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Samantha Perahia, the BFC's head of production, told the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead that it supports the plan.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The French pianist Alexandre Kantorow was supposed to make his Carnegie Hall recital debut on March 25, 2020, as a late replacement for the ailing Murray Perahia.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2023

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

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

Argerich was one of the stars Yuja replaced while she was still a student at Curtis; Radu Lupu, Yefim Bronfman, Evgeny Kissin, and Murray Perahia were others.

From The New Yorker Aug. 29, 2016

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