Gilbert Kalish

Gilbert Kalish (born July 2, 1935) is an American pianist and educator. He was born in New York City. During his career, Kalish was nominated for three Grammy Awards. 
He made the world premiere recordings of Charles Ives' "Largo for Violin and Piano", "In Re Con Moto et al.", "Largo Risoluto" No. 1 &amp; 2, "A Set of Three Short Pieces" (movements: Largo cantabile: Hymn, Scherzo: Holding Your Own, Adagio cantabile: The Innate) and songs "The All-Enduring", "The Innate", and "Song (She is not fair)".
Kalish is Leading Professor and Head of Performance Activities at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. From 1968 to 1997 he was a faculty member of the Tanglewood Music Center.