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RECITALS IV: Murray Perahia, piano

RECITALS IV: Murray Perahia, piano

Murray Perahia’s Savannah debut could be the most highly anticipated classical piano event in the history of SMF. In the more than 40 years that he has been performing on the concert stage, Perahia has become one of the most sought-after and cherished pianists of our time, performing in all of the major international music centers and with every leading orchestra. He is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, with whom he has toured as conductor and pianist throughout the world. He is the recipient of two GRAMMY Awards, for his recordings of Chopin’s complete √âtudes and Bach’s English Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 6, and has won several Gramophone Awards. Perahia is an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, and he holds honorary doctorates from Leeds University and Duke University. In 2004, he was awarded an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of his outstanding service to music.

“The qualities that make Perahia one of today’s leading artists of the keyboard lie in his ability to shine a penetrating and personal light on such music, in such a way that there is nothing at all “standard” about it. In other words, the commanding insights he brings to this repertory are more than enough to breathe freshness and distinction into works we’ve heard many times before, but seldom played at this inspired level.” —Chicago Tribune

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