Richard Raymond (born 1965 in Campbellton,

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) is a Canadian

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. He has performed with the

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and

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s, but is most known for his solo chamber music recitals and recordings.

Education

Raymond studied with

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, Marc Durand, John Perry, Lise Boucher and Antoine Reboulot. He holds a

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in music from

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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

Competition, as well as first prize in the Canadian International Stepping Stone Competition. In 1991 he won the grand prize in

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's National Competition for Young Performers. In 1993, he was the first Canadian to receive the Chamber Music Prize in the

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, 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

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and an OPUS Prize.

Discography

*''Richard Raymond'' (Musica Viva, 1993) *''Liszt: Piano Works'' (Music Viva, 1995) *''Chopin: Waltzes'' (Analekta, 2001) *''Reubke, Beethoven: Piano Sonatas'' (Analekta, 2003)

References

The Canada Council for the Arts: New Brunswick Pianist Richard Raymond

External links

Living people 1965 births Université de Montréal alumni The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni People from Campbellton, New Brunswick 21st-century Canadian pianists {{canada-classical-musician-stub