Virtuoso Pianist Raja Rahman to perform in Gorham

GORHAM — Raja Rahman will play a program of Beethoven and Bach at Gorham Town Hall's Medallion Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2:30 p.m. Described by The New York Sunday Times as a "powerhouse pianist," the prize-winning Canadian virtuoso is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

Raja Rahman has performed worldwide with Sir Georg Solti, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Iona Brown. Winner of concerto competitions, Juilliard’s Vladimir Horowitz Scholarship, International Concert Artists competition, and numerous other prestigious awards, Raja’s career has taken him all over the world in concert as both soloist and chamber musician. Collaborations have included performances with cellist Matt Haimovitz, and members of the Juilliard String Quartet and the San Francisco Symphony. Rahman’s Carnegie Hall debut took place while still at Juilliard, followed by his Lincoln Center debut shortly thereafter. Sir Georg Solti became an ardent supporter of Raja’s after they performed together in Germany. Teachers have included Seymour Lipkin, Jerome Lowenthal, Lev Vlassenko and Byron Janis.