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Alan
Murray has appeared extensively in solo and chamber music recitals and is increasingly
in demand as a concerto soloist with symphony orchestras. He performs under the auspices of Arista International Music
Enterprises, based in New York. The 2019 season marks his seventh consecutive as
concerto soloist and his recent
season appearances have featured acclaimed performances of piano concertos by Bartók (No. 2), Brahms (Nos.
1 & 2), Chopin (Nos. 1 &
2), Prokofiev (Nos. 2 & 3), Rachmaninoff (Nos. 2 & 3), Saint-Saëns (Nos. 2 & 4) and Tchaikovsky (No. 1). Mr. Murray's 2019 concerto commitments with orchestras include a recent
performance of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto, and
upcoming appearances in Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Liszt’s Totentanz and Scriabin's and both of Ravel's Piano Concertos. (Visit
the Concerto
Performances tab for all of Mr. Murray's live performance video/audio recordings.) In 2020 he returns to the stage for performances
of Prokofiev's 3rd and Saint-Saëns 2nd
Piano Concertos. His European concerto engagements have been organized under the sponsorship
of the International Musicians Academy (Ovidiu Marinescu, Executive Director) and his US engagements mostly
under Moxart.org. An active chamber musician, Mr. Murray's 2018 season appearances also included a Beethoven
Series comprising the composer's complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano and Sonatas
for Cello & Piano, and ‘Archduke’ Trio as part of the annual RiverArts Music Tour in the lower
Hudson Valley, and he returns in June 2019 to lead another series comprising 16 masterpieces for violin, cello and piano. (Visit the RiverArts 2018/2019 Music Tour tabs for complete recording links, programs, and notes.) In prior seasons, Mr. Murray presented the Masters Series and Sunrise Series Concerts in the New York area, over 100 recital programs in total,
comprising multiple performances of the cycles of solo
piano music of Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel and J.S. Bach, as well as Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas and Diabelli Variations and major works of Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Albéniz (Iberia),Granados (Goyescas), Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Mr. Murray also conceived
and initiated Collectanea, a series of multi-media performances in collaboration with RiverArts.org and other distinguished
Rivertowns visual and dance artists, combining art/poetry/dance-inspired
classical piano masterpieces with simultaneous on-stage illuminated displays of still art, live modern dance and poetry readings,
the initial program comprising Bach-Busoni's Chaconne, Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit,
Liszt's Vallée d'Obermann,
and Granados' Goyescas. (Visit the Masters Series, Sunrise Series, and Programs &
Notes tabs for Mr. Murray's solo recital series programs, notes and composer biographical information.) Mr Murray's professional career has been in global financial services, most recently as member
of the Financial Institutions Group management team at Moody’s Investors Service in New York, where he long oversaw
operations throughout Latin America, and held portfolio responsibilities in the US, Bermuda, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific
regions, prior to which he was a member of the corporate actuarial team at American International Group. He resides in
Westchester County, New York with his wife Amada, daughter Celia, and cavalier King Charles spaniel Lizzy, where they also
own and operate a specialty bookstore, Galápagos Books. Mr. Murray began his musical studies with Frances Wazeter
and Allen Weiss, and his long-time performance coach is Robert Preston, concert pianist, photographer and chamber music
collaborator with the finest of his generation (www.robertpreston.com). Mr. Murray holds a degree in theoretical physics and languages from Cornell University, where he also received a special University
Award for distinguished piano soloist.
Studio
Hollywood, based in the
Rivertowns area of lower Westchester County, named for the street on which it's located, and just a 15
minute drive or short scenic train ride from Manhattan, is a modern multi-purpose performance space, available for private
use including recordings and performances. Surrounded by an idyllic natural setting with ample natural lighting, the
studio features magnificent and carefully maintained vintage Steinway D (concert grand) rosewood and Steinway B flame-mahogany
pianos, as well as 850 sq ft (37'x23') of sound-insulated studio space with high ceilings, beautiful natural hardwood flooring
and trim, and comfortable seating for up to 50 guests. The studio
opens up to the surrounding stone-terraced gardens, fish pond and gazebo, and is wheelchair-accessibile from
the street. Since inception in 2010, Studio Hollywood has hosted over 80 musical and multi-media events and is available on
a privately-negotiated basis for use by visiting artists and performers. Additional detail on
the studio facilities, including seating capacity and charts, is available here on The
Studio tab.
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