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- Murray McLachlan (born 6 January 1965) is a British concert pianist, born in Dundee, Scotland. His repertoire includes over 40 concertos and he has appeared as concerto soloist with many leading UK orchestras. He gave the last concerto performance of the 20th century in the Royal Albert Hall when he played Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the 'Millennium Proms' with the BBC Concert Orchestra under Christopher Warren-Green. In the 2000–2001 season he made his debut as a conductor, directing the Mozart Festival Orchestra on a national tour. His overseas engagements have included recitals in the U.S., Scandinavia and South Africa, as well as tours of the Soviet Union, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Far East. In 1997 he was awarded a knighthood by the Order of St John of Jerusalem in recognition of his services to music in Malta. He has recorded several cycles of Russian music: Prokofiev, Kabalevsky, Khachaturian, Tcherepnin, Weinberg, Shchedrin, and Myaskovsky. His discography also includes music by Shostakovich, Hamish MacCunn, Erik Chisholm, and Marcus Blunt and a concerto based on sketches left by Grieg for a second piano concerto. He also released a cross-over album with jazz saxophonist Tommy Smith. During the 1997–98 season he undertook a series of fifty Chopin recitals featuring the four Ballades in aid of the Marie Curie Cancer Fund's Golden Jubilee. He has given tours for North West Arts, the Scottish Arts Council and the British Council. Broadcasts include recitals, concertos and chamber music for the BBC as well as Classic FM, and recordings of Russian repertoire for Dutch and Belarusian television. McLachlan premiered Jeremy Thurlow's piano concerto, and has given first performances of works by other composers, including Ronald Stevenson, Charles Camilleri, , and Beethoven. His recording of John McLeod's Piano Music was selected as Record of the Week in the Glasgow Herald and his recording of 'Piano Music from Scotland' was awarded a rosette in the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. His discography includes over thirty commercial recordings on the Olympia, Linn, Divine Art, Diversions, Claremont, and Redbrook labels. As Head of Keyboard at Chetham's School of Music, McLachlan is also a teacher and regularly gives masterclasses around the UK. (en)
- マレイ・マクラクラン（Murray McLachlan, 1965年1月6日 - ）は、イギリス出身のピアノ奏者。 スコットランドのダンディー生まれ。マンチェスターのチェザムズ音楽学校やケンブリッジ大学で音楽を学び、1985年からピーター・ケイティンにピアノを学んだ。1987年にオランダのテレビ番組で、セルゲイ・ラフマニノフのピアノ協奏曲第2番を弾いてデビューを飾った。1988年にニコライ・ミャスコフスキーのピアノ作品をオリンピア・レーベルに録音し、以後アラム・ハチャトゥリアン、ロディオン・シチェドリン、アレクサンドル・チェレプニンなどのピアノ作品を矢継ぎ早に録音したことで、ロシア音楽のスペシャリストの一人とみなされるようになった。1990年代にはイギリス国内だけでなく、南アフリカ、アメリカ、極東やヨーロッパ諸国にも演奏旅行に出かけた。1997年にはマルタでの音楽活動が称えられ、イギリス王室からエルサレムの聖ヨハネ騎士団オフィサー章を贈られている。また同年に母校のチェザムズ音楽学校の講師となり、後進の指導にもあたっている。 (ja)
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