Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot is an American pianist. She has performed in solo and chamber music concerts worldwide at venues including

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, and

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. Parisot has collaborated with a number of prominent instrumentalists and vocalists, including

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, William Preucil, and

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. Parisot is particularly well-known for her work with cellists, and in 2007 she was awarded the title “Grande Dame du Violoncelle” in 2007 by the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center at

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. Since 1977, she has been a professor of piano at the

Yale School of Music The Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM) is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joi ...

. Her students have performed at

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, and the

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, among others. She was married to the late Brazilian cellist

, who was himself a faculty member at the Yale School of Music, for 52 years. The two toured and performed extensively as a duo, and they released a recording of the Brahms cello sonatas on the

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label in 1974. Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot has numerous other recordings to her credit, including contributions to a complete compendium of

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's compositions. Each year, the "Elizabeth Parisot Prize" is awarded at the Yale School of Music's Convocation to outstanding pianists who are graduating. Past recipients include

Rachel Cheung Rachel Wai-Ching Cheung ( zh, t=張緯晴, j=Zoeng1 Wai5 Cing4; born September 27, 1991) is a classical pianist from Hong Kong. She has won numerous prizes and awards in Hong Kong and overseas, and performs regularly in Asia, Europe, and North ...

and Dominic Cheli.

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