Abram Chasins (1903-1987) was an American pianist, composer, broadcaster and writer. Born in New York, he studied at Juilliard and the Curtis Institute, and first became known as a virtuoso pianist-composer.

Chasins wrote piano pieces, orchestral music and transcriptions, with works such as the Three Chinese Pieces once enjoying considerable popularity. Later he became a major figure in radio, especially through his work with WQXR in New York.

His music is colourful, pianistic and audience-friendly, often combining brilliant surfaces with concise form. He belonged to a generation for whom the border between concert platform, broadcast studio and public education was unusually porous.

Chasins also wrote books on music and musicians, helping to interpret the classical world for a wider public. His career is a reminder that musical influence can travel through performance, composition, microphone and pen alike.