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. In 2014, Mr. Murray 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.)

A member of the Financial Institutions Group management team at Moody’s Investors Service in New York, Mr. Murray oversees portfolios and quantitative analytics in the Insurance sector, and long managed the firm's operations in the Latin America region, previously holding lead portfolio responsibilities in Bermuda, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. He resides in Westchester County, New York with his wife Amada, daughter Celia, and cavalier King Charles spaniel Lizzy. Mr. Murray's early musical studies were under the tutelage of 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.