Name Richard Raymond Role Musical Artist | Education Universite de Montreal | |
Albums Waltzes (Valses), Sonata (Reubke), Waldstein, Tandeln und Scherzen (Beethoven) Similar People Andre Laplante, Anton Kuerti, Marc Durand, Raffi Armenian, Jean‑Philippe Tremblay | ||
Richard raymond plays chopin scherzo no 2 in b flat minor opus 31
Richard Raymond (born 1965 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada) is an award-winning, Canadian pianist. He has performed with the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, but is most known for his solo chamber music recitals and recordings.
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- Richard raymond plays chopin scherzo no 2 in b flat minor opus 31
- Richard raymond plays wagner liszt liebestod from tristan und isolde
- Education
- Awards
- Discography
- References
Richard raymond plays wagner liszt liebestod from tristan und isolde
Education
Raymond studied with Leon Fleisher, Marc Durand, John Perry, Lise Boucher and Antoine Reboulot. He holds a masters degree in music from Université de Montréal and an Artist Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland.
Awards
In 1990, Raymond won first prize in the 18-25-year-old category of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition, as well as first prize in the Canadian International Stepping Stone Competition. In 1991 he won the grand prize in CBC Radio's National Competition for Young Performers. In 1993, he was the first Canadian to receive the Chamber Music Prize in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and in 1998, he took Second Prize in the William Kapell International Piano Competition and won the Virginia Parker Prize. He has been nominated for an East Coast Music Award and an OPUS Prize.