Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot

Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot is an American pianist.[1] She has performed in solo and chamber music concerts worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Queen Elizabeth Hall.[1] Parisot has collaborated with a number of prominent instrumentalists and vocalists, including Aldo Parisot, Yo-Yo Ma, János Starker, Ralph Kirshbaum, Carter Brey, Hu Nai-Yuan, William Preucil, and David Shifrin.[2][3][1][4][5] 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 Indiana University.[1]

Since 1977, she has been a professor of piano at the Yale School of Music.[1] Her students have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center, among others.[6]

She was married to the late Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot, who was himself a faculty member at the Yale School of Music, for 52 years.[2] The two toured and performed extensively as a duo,[1] and they released a recording of the Brahms cello sonatas on the Musical Heritage Society label in 1974.[7] Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot has numerous other recordings to her credit,[1] including contributions to a complete compendium of Ezra Laderman's compositions.[8]

Each year, the "Elizabeth Parisot Prize" is awarded at the Yale School of Music's Convocation to outstanding pianists who are graduating.[9] Past recipients include Rachel Cheung and Dominic Cheli.[10][11]

References
  1. "Parisot, Elizabeth". Yale School of Music. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. Tommasini, Anthony (2019-01-01). "Aldo Parisot, Eminent Cello Teacher and Yale Fixture, Dies at 100". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. Sherman, Robert (1995-01-08). "MUSIC; Post-Vacation Concerts Abound". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. Violin Sonata I by Nai-Yuan Hu & Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot, retrieved 2019-01-05
  5. Oestreich, James R. (1993-08-10). "Review/Music; Classic Improvisation (As in Quick Thinking)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. ""Senior" by Timo Andres '09MM premieres at Carnegie Hall". Yale School of Music. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  7. Darrell, R. D.; Myers, Kurtz; Hill, Richard S. (March 1974). "Record Ratings; The Music Library Association's Index of Record Reviews". Notes. 13 (4): 637. doi:10.2307/892778. hdl:2027/mdp.39015018098874. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 892778.
  8. "Albany Records: The Music of Ezra Laderman, Vols. 1-9". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  9. "Prizes awarded at annual Honors Banquet". Yale School of Music. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  10. "HK Phil". www.hkphil.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  11. "Pianist Dominic Cheli - The National Arts Club". www.nationalartsclub.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
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