In prior seasons, Mr. Murray presented the Masters Series and Sunrise Series Concerts in the New York area, over 100 solo recital programs in total, comprising multiple performances of the cycles of 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. Mr. Murray also conceived and initiated Collectanea, the first in a series of multi-media "braiding" performances in collaboration with the Hudson Valley artistic not-for-profit RiverArts.org and other distinguished 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 comprised Bach-Busoni's Chaconne, Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit, Liszt's Vallée d'Obermann, and Granados' Goyescas. His current solo piano initiatives are focused on the major works of Scriabin, Prokofiev, Scarlatti, Brahms and several American and Eastern European composers. (Visit the Solo Performances and related tabs for Mr. Murray's solo recital series programs, notes and composer biographical information.)

A career professional in finance and risk management, Mr. Murray is an executive at global insurance ratings and research firm AM Best, and he was a long-term member of the Global Financial Institutions Group management team at leading credit ratings and research firm Moody’s Investors Service in New York, where he managed international client portfolios across the Americas, Bermuda, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions and had executive management responsibility for operations the Latin America region, prior to which he was a member of the corporate actuarial team at worldwide insurer American International Group. He resides in Westchester County, New York with his wife Amada, daughter Celia, and cavalier King Charles spaniel Lizzy, where they also own and operate a specialty bookstore, Galápagos Books.  In addition to being founder and executive/artistic director of the Westchester Chamber Soloists, he is on the Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Orchestra Society, parent organization of the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra and its various related programs.  Mr. Murray began his musical studies in the New York area with Frances Wazeter and Allen Weiss, and his long-time performance coach is Robert Preston, distinguished concert pianist, professional artistic photographer and chamber music collaborator with the very finest of his generation. Mr. Murray holds diplomas in concerto and chamber music performance from the International Musicians Academy in Europe and an academic degree in theoretical physics/cosmology and languages from Cornell University, where he also received a special University Award for distinguished piano soloist.