Raja Rahman
RAJA RAHMAN
Pianist
A prize-winning graduate (BM, MM) of The Juilliard School, Canadian pianist Raja Rahman has performed worldwide with the likes of Sir Georg Solti, Valery Gergiev, and Iona Brown. Winner of several concerto competitions, Juilliard’s Vladimir Horowitz Scholarship, Artists International competition, Canadian Music Competitions, and numerous other 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. Mr. Rahman’s Carnegie (Weill) Hall debut took place while still at Juilliard, followed by his Lincoln Center debut (Alice Tully Hall) shortly thereafter. Sir Georg Solti became an ardent supporter of Raja’s after their first performance together in Germany. Raja’s major teachers have included Seymour Lipkin, Jerome Lowenthal, Lev Vlassenko and Byron Janis.
In April of 2008, he was awarded a Proclamation from the Mayor of Las Vegas in recognition of his efforts to expand culture in the city. Currently, Raja serves as President of Nevada School of the Arts, Las Vegas’ preeminent performing arts conservatory where he guides the musical training of the next generation of gifted young musicians. Prior to his appointment as President, he served as Director of Piano Studies for three years at the same school. Raja’s teaching career began at The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program (MAP) shortly after his graduation. He also taught for 2 years at Indiana University while pursuing his DMA. He is regularly invited to perform and teach masterclasses across the country. In 2018, Raja made his highly anticipated Moscow Conservatory debut. During the pandemic, Raja kept busy recording for virtual projects with colleagues such as Music at the Mission in San Francisco and the Met Museum’s Balcony Bar series. For the 2023/24 season, Mr. Rahman has been engaged to play recitals at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, UNLV’s Doc Rando Hall, among other cities around the US and Canada.
“A VIRTUOSO CONCERT PIANIST” - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY UK
“A POWERHOUSE PIANIST…” - THE SUNDAY TIMES
“A FIRST-CLASS MUSICIAN” - SIR GEORG SOLTI