Background
Graffman, Gary was born on October 14, 1928 in New York City. Son of Vladimir and Nadia (Margolin) Graffman.
academic administrator educator pianist
Graffman, Gary was born on October 14, 1928 in New York City. Son of Vladimir and Nadia (Margolin) Graffman.
Student, Curtis Institute Music, 1946. Student, Columbia University, 1948. Studied with Vladimir Horowitz, Rudolf Serkin, Isabelle Vengerova.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Trinity College, 1986. Doctor of Music (honorary), Juilliard School, 1993. Doctor of Music, Moravian College, 1995.
Doctor of Music (honorary), St. Josephs University, 1996. Doctor of Music (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1997. Doctor of Music (honorary), New England Conservatory Music, 2003.
all over the world; appears annually in America with major orchestras; teacher Curtis Institute and Manhattan School of Music since 1980, Artistic Director Curtis Institute since 1986; year offstage to correct finger injury 1980-1981; gramophone recordings for Columbia Masterworks and RCA Victor including concertos of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin and Prokofiev; Leventritt Professional debut with Philadelphia Orchestra 1947. Concert tours all over the world. Appears annually in America with major orchestras.
Teacher Curtis Institute and Manhattan School of Music since 1980, Artistic Director Curtis Institute since 1986. Year offstage to correct finger injury 1980-1981. Gramophone.
Soloist debut, Philadelphia Orch, 1947. First tours United States, 1951, South America, 1955, Europe, 1956, Asia-Australia, 1958, South Africa, 1961. Solo appearances with New York Philharmonic, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Cape Town symphony orchestras, Philharmonia London, Halle Orchestra of Manchester, Royal Liverpool, Berlin, Lisbon, Oslo, Warsaw philharmonic orchestras, Johannesburg, Sydney, Melbourne orchestras, others.
Recording artist with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco orchestras, also solo recordings. Author: I Really Should Be Practicing, 1981.
Married Naomi Helfman, December 5, 1952.