Peter Kairoff is an American pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 and educator. Born in Los Angeles in 1955, he completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California in 1985. He also studied in Italy for two years as a Fulbright Scholar and Rotary International Fellow

Rotary Foundation

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. He is Professor of Music at Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

, where he has taught since 1988.

He has performed throughout the United States, Europe and South America. His recordings of American 19th Century composers George Whitefield Chadwick

George Whitefield Chadwick

George Whitefield Chadwick was an American composer. Along with Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what can be called the New England School of American composers of the late 19th century—the generation before Charles Ives...

 and Horatio

Horatio

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Parker are published by Albany Records, and have been noted for their "poetry and rhythmic drive" and "lightness and energy".