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Gary Graffman
p, *1928 US, New York City
Musician / Conductor of Classical
Gary Graffman (born October 14, 1928) is an American classical pianist, teacher of piano and music administrator.Graffman was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish parents. Having started piano at age 3, Graffman entered the Curtis Institute of Music at age 7 in 1936 as a piano student of Isabelle Vengerova. After graduating from Curtis in 1946, he made his professional solo debut with conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. By age 20, Graffman had made a name for himself worldwide as a classical pianist. In 1949, he won the prestigious Leventritt Competition. He then furthered his piano studies with Rudolf Serkin at the Marlboro Music Festival and informally with Vladimir Horowitz.
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Plays With
| Shirley Trepel |
Popular Tracks 
Rhapsody in Blue on Manhattan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by George Gershwin & Zubin Mehta Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff & Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff & Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff & Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein Liebestraum in A-Flat, Op. 62, No. 3 on The Virtuoso Liszt by Franz Liszt & Gary Graffman Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff & Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein Scenes from the Poet's Dreams: No. 2, Summer Shimmers Across the Glass of Green Ponds on An Exaltation of Larks by Jennifer Higdon & The Lark Quartet Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso on Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Gary Graffman Tema. Allegretto on Brahms & Beethoven: Piano Trios by Gary Graffman Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro on Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 by Sergei Prokofiev & Gary GraffmanTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Complete RCA And Columbia Album Collection | Gary Graffman | 2013 | Album |
| Charles Munch conducts Romantic Masterworks | Charles Munch, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubinstein, Gary Graffman, Boston Symphony Orchestra | 2011 | Album |
| Prokofiev Piano Works | Sergei Prokofiev, Gary Graffman, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra | 2006 | Compil. |
| Sonatas | Ludwig van Beethoven - Henryk Szeryng, Gary Graffman | 2005 | Album |
| Henryk Szeryng & Gary Graffman At The Library Of Congress | Henryk Szeryng, Gary Graffman | 2005 | Album |
| Rachmaninov - Concerto Pour Piano N°2 / Rhapsodie Sur Un Thème De Paganini | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Leonard Bernstein, Gary Graffman, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 2001 | Album |
| Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 Und 2 | Johannes Brahms : Emil Gilels, Gary Graffman, Fritz Reiner, Charles Munch | 1998 | Compil. |
| Symphonia Domestica, Parergon | Richard Strauss / André Previn, Gary Graffman, Wiener Philharmoniker | 1996 | Album |
| Piano Concerto for Left Hand and Orchestra | Ned Rorem / The Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music, Gary Graffman, André Previn | 1994 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 / Classical Symphony | Sergei Prokofiev - Gary Graffman, Enrique Jordá, The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | 1994 | Album |
| The Complete Concertos | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Gary Graffman, David Oistrach, Leonard Rose | 1990 | Compil. |
| The Piano Concertos - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Philippe Entremont, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Gary Graffman, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein - Lazar Berman, The London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | 1985 | Compil. |
| Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Rachmaninoff Polichinelle | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Gary Graffman, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 1985 | Compil. |
| Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rachmaninoff: Three Preludes | Gary Graffman, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 1982 | Album |
| Music From The Woody Allen Film "Manhattan" | George Gershwin - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Zubin Mehta With Gary Graffman | 1979 | Album |
| Music From The Woody Allen Film "Manhattan" | George Gershwin - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Zubin Mehta With Gary Graffman | 1979 | Album |
| Bartók: Suite, Op. 14 / Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 / Lees: Sonata No. 4 | Béla Bartók, Sergei Prokofiev, Benjamin Lees - Gary Graffman | 1978 | Album |
| Second Piano Concerto / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini | Gary Graffman, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 1976 | Album |
| Beliebte Klavierkonzerte | Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; Leon Fleisher, Gary Graffman, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell | 1976 | Compil. |
| Piano Sonatas | Gary Graffman, Ludwig van Beethoven | 1976 | Album |
| Graffman Plays Chopin | Gary Graffman | 1973 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.3 / Piano Concerto in G Major | Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Gary Graffman, Philippe Entremont, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1972 | Compil. |
| "Appassionata" And "Waldstein" Sonatas | Ludwig van Beethoven • Gary Graffman | 1972 | Album |
| The Three Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos | Gary Graffman ♦ Eugene Ormandy ♦ George Szell, The Philadelphia Orchestra ♦ The Cleveland Orchestra - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1971 | Album |
| Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Gary Graffman, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1969 | Album |
| Schumann: Carnaval Symphonic Etudes | Gary Graffman | 1967 | Album |
| Classical Symphony / Piano Concerto No. 3 | Sergei Prokofiev - Gary Graffman, Enrique Jordá, The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | 1965 | Album |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 2 And 3 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Gary Graffman, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1965 | Album |
| Trio No.2 In C Trio In G | Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gary Graffman, Bert Senofsky, Shirley Trepel | 1964 | Album |
| Second Piano Concerto / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini | Gary Graffman, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 1964 | Album |
| Columbia Home Concert Series Vol. VI N° 2 | Claude Debussy, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Philippe Entremont, Gary Graffman, Vladimir Horowitz, Ivan Davis | 1964 | Compil. |
| Gary Graffman Plays Russian Piano Music | Gary Graffman, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 1963 | Album |
| Chopin Klavierkonzert Nr.1 - Capriccio Brillant | Gary Graffman, Charles Munch, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Frédéric Chopin, Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1963 | Album |
| Moussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition ; Balakirev: Islamey | Gary Graffman | 1962 | Album |
| Debussy And Faure Sonatas | Gary Graffman, Berl Senofsky | 1961 | Album |
| Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Walter Hendl, Gary Graffman, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1960 | Album |
| The Virtuoso Liszt | Franz Liszt, Gary Graffman | 1960 | Album |
| Chopin Ballades & Andante Spianato And Grand Polonaise | Gary Graffman, Frédéric Chopin | 1959 | Album |
| Concerto No. 1, In D Minor, Op. 15 | Johannes Brahms - Gary Graffman, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | 1959 | Album |
| Graffman Plays Schumann | Gary Graffman | 1958 | Album |
| Wanderer Fantasie / Sonatas Nos. 2 And 3 | Gary Graffman, Franz Schubert / Sergei Prokofiev | 1956 | Album |
| Wanderer Fantasy / Sonata In C Minor | Gary Graffman Plays Franz Schubert | Album | |
| Brahms: Variations On A Theme By Paganini; Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel | Gary Graffman, Johannes Brahms, Niccolò Paganini, Georg Friedrich Händel | Album | |
| Liszt - Rachmaninov - Ravel | Franz Liszt, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, André Watts, Gary Graffman, Leonard Bernstein | Album | |
| Piano Concertos Nos.1 / 3, Piano Sonata No.3 | Sergei Prokofiev - Gary Graffman, George Szell / The Cleveland Orchestra | Album |
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