BBCM - Page Title To mark his 70th birthday he played all three of Brahms violinpiano sonatasfrom memory, partnered by the Russian-Israeli pianist yefim bronfman. http://www.bbcm.co.uk/concerts/28-1-2001.htm
Extractions: No 1 in G, Op 78 ; No 2 in A, Op 100; No 3 in D minor, Op 108 Lorin Maazel, the famous conductor showed the BBCM that it was not only conducting he excelled at: he was also a splendid violinist. To mark his 70th birthday he played all three of Brahms' violin-piano sonatas from memory, partnered by the Russian-Israeli pianist Yefim Bronfman. The three Brahms sonatas were all written within the same decade from 1878 to 1888 but the third one is markedly different from the first two. Brahms started to write it at the same time as the second sonata but he finished it two years later. The contrast in the mood of these sonatas allowed Maazel to demonstrate a wide range of skills as a violinist. He played the first two sonatas softly, so as to put the spotlight on the most famous and most demanding D minor sonata. Even at 70 Maazel is in the prime of his career. After the concert we went backstage to meet the man himself: he was extremely interested in the work we did at the BBCM. Matthew Gold (Peanut)
Shepherd Express Metro: In Review CLASSICAL MUSIC. A Towering pianist. BY Rick Walters. pianist yefim bronfman isthe most technically brilliant artist we ve heard in this city in some time. http://www.shepherd-express.com/shepherd/20/49/night_and_day/in_review.html
Extractions: CLASSICAL MUSIC A Towering Pianist BY Rick Walters Pianist Yefim Bronfman is the most technically brilliant artist we've heard in this city in some time. Considering the soloist-rich last couple of seasons, that's saying a lot. His performance with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra of the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 last weekend was nothing less than stunning. It's not the first concerto that comes to mind when you think of Beethoven's works for piano and orchestra. Bronfman is the kind of towering musical presence who, for the moment, made it sound like the most sparkling piece of music ever written. The long cadenza in the first movement was so thrilling that had it been a Baptist service, the audience would have been shouting "Amen." Bronfman's musical virtues are many: crystalline rolled chords, ornaments so clean they slice the air, the rhythmic buzz of parallel thirds and sixths, the singing tone of a slowly evolving melody. His touch is so secure and his phrasing so directed that it was virtually flawless. I don't know another pianist who has such a satisfying range. The fortes are never roaring beyond control, the pianissimos are always ringing and clear. For all his head shaking, serious approach, there's also a touch of wit and sheer delight that matched the concerto perfectly. Bronfman wasn't the only star at the MSO last weekend. Violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman made his first appearance with the orchestra in his role of artist in residence. The concert began, quite unusually, with the
Kennedy Center: Biographical Information For Yefim Bronfman yefim bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today. His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him consistent critical acclaim http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&e
NJPAC > NY Phil Release LORIN MAAZEL CONDUCTS THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC AND GUEST pianist yefim BRONFMANIN A PROGRAM OF WORKS BY TCHAIKOVSKY, RACHMANINOFF AND SCRIABIN, AT NJPAC ON http://www.njpac.org/sitegenerator.cfm?dir=cda&page=page&id=192
Welcome To The Pittsburgh Symphony Website Mariss Jansons. Conductors. Musicians. Orchestra History. Public Disclosure Docs. About yefim bronfman. Click here for photographs. Download Mr. bronfman's biography (MS Word) http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Yefim Bronfman
Extractions: Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today. 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 catalogue of recordings. During the 2003-04 season Mr. Bronfman will perform with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Montreal and San Francisco, as well as with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and the Lucerne Festival, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony (at Heinz Hall and Carnegie Hall). He will make two appearances at Carnegie's new Zankel Hall, in October with Elena Bashkirova and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, and in April with Emanuel Ax and artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Additionally, he will perform as guest soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the closing week of the inaugural season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. In previous seasons, Mr. Bronfman has appeared with such celebrated ensembles as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has worked with an equally illustrious group of conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Herbert Blomstedt, Christoph von Dohnányi, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Franz Welser-Möst and David Zinman. Summer engagements have regularly taken him to the Aspen, Bad Kissingen, Blossom, Hollywood Bowl, Lucerne, Mann Music Center, Mostly Mozart, Ravinia, Salzburg, Saratoga, Tanglewood and Verbier festivals.
Cal Performances | Recital | Emanuel Ax, Piano & Yefim Bronfman, Piano Ax returns to Cal Performances in recital along with fellow Grammy Awardwinningpianist yefim bronfman, an Avery Fisher Prize winner whose captivating solo http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2004/recital/events/ax_bronfman
Extractions: Yefim Bronfman, piano Sat, Mar 26, 8 pm Venue: Zellerbach Hall Price: Subscription Series: Recital Series A Two of classical music's great pianists join forces for a concert celebrating musical companionship and expressiveness at its finest. Emanuel Ax, long considered one of the leading pianists of his generation, is renowned not only for his brilliant technique, but also for his poetic temperament and lifelong focus on bringing a wide repertoire of great music to life. Ax returns to Cal Performances in recital along with fellow Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman, an Avery Fisher Prize winner whose captivating solo recitals, prestigious orchestral engagements, and rapidly growing catalog of recordings draw consistent praise. "A marvel of digital dexterity, warmly romantic sentiment, and jaw-dropping bravura," said the Chicago Tribune of the two piano virtuosos' recording in 2002 of Rachmaninoff's rarely recorded piano pieces for 4 hands. Program: Debussy/ En Blanc et Noir ; Ravel/ Rhapsodie Espagnole La Valse ; Stravinsky/ The Rite of Spring Patron Information Program Notes: Program notes are available online beginning one week prior to performance.
AroundCinci - Entertainment > Music Prokofiev with yefim bronfman 5/6/2004 5/8/2004, Downtown The CSO and pianistyefim bronfman team up for the spectacular Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 2. http://www.aroundcinci.com/gen_includes/article.asp?articleid=2101&catName=enter
Extractions: During the nineteenth century, before the age of electronically produced sound, there was a strong tradition of music-making in the home. The piano became something of a home entertainment center: every household had or aspired to have one, and this, together with the sheer sociability of making music together, resulted in a thriving market for piano duets. The two-piano duet has a smaller repertoire than the one-piano duet, since it was rare to find two instruments in a single room except in concert halls, colleges of music and the homes of professional musicians and composers. Musically speaking, however, two pianos offer the most varied opportunities, because each performer has the complete range of the keyboard at his disposal, and this makes possible an element of virtuosity inhibited by the comparatively cramped position of two players at one keyboard. Today's program comprises three monuments from the rarely heard duo-piano repertoire: Variations on a Theme of Haydn and the Sonata in F Minor Op. 34bis
Professional Children's School Spring Gala Presentation of the Richard Rodgers Award To the WorldRenowned Pianistand Grammy Winner yefim bronfman And Gala Performance by PCS Students. http://www.robertaonthearts.com/id20.html
Extractions: All photos courtesy of Professional Children's School The Supper Club is even nicer than I remember it to be, from my last visit many years ago. It's a large and sumptuous venue, with a raised balcony for the hors d'oeuvres and drinks, networking, black tie and lovely dresses, PCS students (See Article -
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 1 Orff Carmina Burana, Artists Zubin Mehta, conductor yefim bronfman, pianistChen Reiss, soprano David D Or, countertenor Juha Uusitalo, baritone Prague http://www.ipo.co.il/list/series_det.asp?season=2004&id=3
Extractions: Yuri Temirkanov presides over the acclaimed orchestra, and Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman is concerto soloist. Bronfman and the orchestra appeared on the Jewell series in 1988 and 1993 respectively. The concerts program includes Kanchelis Ergo (2001), Prokofievs Concerto No. 2 in G minor and Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 4 in F minor.
WCLV - 04/10/04 - Saturday Symphony No. 4, London, Sir Adrian Boult conducting 1958 46 yefim BronfmanIsraeli pianist. Saturday April 10. 1200am WCLV ALL NIGHT. http://www.wclv.com/skin/blurb.php?sectionId=176&contentId=37800
Georgia Institute Of Technology :: Event 10/18/2002, 8PM 10PM Ferst Center for the Arts Grammy award winners pianist YefimBronfman and violinist Gil Shaham join celebrated Norwegian cellist Truls http://www.gatech.edu/events-calendar/item.php?id=54
NPR : Performance Today For Monday, July 9, 2001 minuet. We ll hear the duo of violinist Isaac Stern and pianist YefimBronfman (yehFEEM BRAHNF-mun). (Sony Classical SK 64309). ». http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=4&prgDate=9-Jul-2001
