Yefim Bronfman

Performers

• Yefim Bronfman, Piano

Program

• BEETHOVEN Thirty-Two Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80
• JÖRG WIDMANN XI Humoresken
• SCHUMANN Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
• TCHAIKOVSKY Sonata in G Major, Op. 37
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  Encores:
• CHOPIN Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
• LISZT Etude No. 2 in E-flat Major from Grandes études de Paganini
• PROKOFIEV Scherzo: Allegro marcato from Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14
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  Program is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes, including one intermission

Bios

• Yefim Bronfman
  
  Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists. His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him consistent critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences worldwide, whether for his solo recitals, his prestigious orchestral engagements, or his rapidly growing catalog of recordings.
  
  Highlights of Mr. Bronfman’s 2009–2010 season include two performances at Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under James Levine and Michael Tilson Thomas; an appearance at the Lucerne Festival with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen, followed by performances of both Brahms piano concertos with that orchestra and Christoph von Dohnányi; multiple concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra with Pierre Boulez; a residency as Artiste Étoile at the Lucerne Festival; a recital tour throughout Japan; a European tour with the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert; and subscription concerts with the Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Cleveland orchestras. Mr. Bronfman also gives recitals in Rome, Vienna, Warsaw, and in 10 US cities. He recently made a live television appearance with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
  
  Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union on April 10, 1958, Mr. Bronfman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1973. There he studied with pianist Arie Vardi, head of the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University. In the US, he studied at The Juilliard School, the Marlboro Music School and Festival, and the Curtis Institute of Music with Rudolf Firku?n?, Leon Fleisher, and Rudolf Serkin.
  
  Mr. Bronfman became an American citizen in July 1989.

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