Richard Raymond (pianist)
Richard Raymond (born 1965 in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pianist. He has performed with the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, but is best known for his solo chamber music recitals and recordings. He studied with Leon Fleisher, Marc Durand, John Perry, Lise Boucher, and Antoine Reboulot. He earned a master’s degree in music from Université de Montréal and artist diplomas from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
In 1990, Raymond won first prize in the 18–25-year-old category of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra International 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 became the first Canadian to receive the Chamber Music Prize in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. In 1998, he took second prize in the William Kapell International Piano Competition and won the Virginia Parker Prize. He has also been nominated for an East Coast Music Award and an OPUS Prize.
From 2001 to 2009, Raymond was an associate professor in the music department at McGill University in Montreal. He later taught at the Montreal Conservatory of Music beginning in 2010. One of his notable students is Bruce Liu.
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