Yefim Bronfman
Yefim "Fima" Naumovitsj Bronfman (Hebrew: יפים ברונפמן, Russian: Ефим Наумович Бронфман) (Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union, April 10, 1958) is a Russian-Israeli pianist. biography
Yefim Bronfman emigrated to Israel when he was 15; meanwhile he is an american citizen. His international debut was performed at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta in 1975.
In Carnegie Hall, he debuted in 1989 and gave a series of recitals with Isaac Stern in 1991. He won a Grammy Award in 1997 for his recording of Bartók's three piano concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under the leadership of Esa-Pekka The salon. In March 2006, he performed the piano concert of Shostakovich with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was directed by Mstislav Rostropovich.
Bronfman is also a dedicated chamber music performer and has already performed with many well-known ensembles and instrumentalists. With the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta, he has recorded for Sony the complete piano concerts and sonates of Sergej Prokofev.
In January 2007, he performed the premiere of the Piano Concerto of Esa-Pekka Salonen, with the New York Philharmonic, which was directed for this occasion by the composer himself. He also took the European premiere at the Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In May 2008, Bronfman will be performing Brahms's first piano concert with Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony.
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