In The Human Stain by Philip Roth, the narrator attends a rehearsal at Tanglewood at which Bronfman performs. The following description is offered (pages 209–10):
Then Bronfman appears. Bronfman the brontosaur! Mr. Fortissimo. Enter Bronfman to play Prokofiev at such a pace and with such bravado as to knock my morbidity clear out of the ring. He is conspicuously massive through the upper torso, a force of nature camouflaged in a sweatshirt, somebody who has strolled into the Music Shed out of a circus where he is the strongman and who takes on the piano as a ridiculous challenge to the gargantuan strength he revels in. Yefim Bronfman looks less like the person who is going to play the piano than like the guy who should be moving it. I had never before seen anybody go at a piano like this sturdy little barrel of an unshaven Russian Jew. When he's finished, I thought, they'll have to throw the thing out. He crushes it. He doesn't let that piano conceal a thing. Whatever's in there is going to come out, and come out with its hands in the air. And when it does, everything there out in the open, the last of the last pulsation, he himself gets up and goes, leaving behind him our redemption. With a jaunty wave, he is suddenly gone, and though he takes all his fire off with him like no less a force than Prometheus, our own lives now seem inextinguishable. Nobody is dying, nobody—not if Bronfman has anything to say about it.
Referencesedit
^"The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, 2013–14". New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
^Wigler, Stephen (May 29, 1992). "Yefim Bronfman At 33, pianist already an old-timer". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
^"Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): The Complete Piano Sonatas". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
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yefim, bronfman, this, biography, living, person, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially,. This biography of a living person includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Yefim Fimi Naumovich Bronfman Russian Efim Naumovich Bronfman born April 10 1958 is a Soviet born Israeli American pianist Yefim BronfmanBronfman in 2009Born 1958 04 10 April 10 1958 age 66 Tashkent Uzbek SSRNationalityAmerican IsraeliOccupationPianist Contents 1 Biography 2 Cultural references 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBronfman was born in Tashkent Uzbek SSR and immigrated to Israel at the age of 15 He became an American citizen in 1989 1 Bronfman s teachers were Arie Vardi Rudolf Firkusny Leon Fleisher and Rudolf Serkin 2 3 He made his international debut in 1975 with Zubin Mehta and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1989 and gave a series of recitals with Isaac Stern in 1991 He won a Grammy award in 1997 for his recording of the three Bartok piano concertos with Esa Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Another recording with Salonen of the concertos of Sergei Rachmaninoff was pirated by the record label Concert Artist and re issued with the piano part falsely attributed to Joyce Hatto Bronfman is also devoted to chamber music and has performed with many chamber ensembles and instrumentalists He made a set of Sergei Prokofiev s complete sonatas and concertos with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for Sony Records 4 In 1999 he appeared in Disney s Fantasia 2000 in a short clip introducing the Steadfast Tin Soldier segment His rendition of Dmitri Shostakovich s Piano Concerto No 2 in F major 1st movement with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is the music used for the segment In March 2006 Bronfman performed Shostakovich s Piano Concerto No 1 with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich Bronfman has also made appearances with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra performing Beethoven s Emperor Concerto His recent appearances have included performances with the Orchestre de Paris and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Bronfman has also appeared as a Pennington Great Performers series artist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra in 2005 and again in 2007 In January 2007 he also premiered Esa Pekka Salonen s Piano Concerto of which he is the dedicatee with the New York Philharmonic conducted by the composer This was later followed by a European premiere at The Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra In May 2008 Bronfman performed Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony during a three week Brahms Festival On September 3 2008 Bronfman performed Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor by Rachmaninoff under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas at the Opening Gala of the San Francisco Symphony and on September 28 and 29 with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Robertson On March 25 and 26 2009 he performed it yet again this time under the baton of Pinchas Zukerman with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa Ontario Canada Bronfman performed Brahms s Second Piano Concerto with the Houston Symphony Orchestra March 12 15 2009 under the baton of Maestro Hans Graf resident Music Director In September 2021 he played Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor by Rachmaninoff with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Lahav Shani at the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest Cultural references editIn The Human Stain by Philip Roth the narrator attends a rehearsal at Tanglewood at which Bronfman performs The following description is offered pages 209 10 Then Bronfman appears Bronfman the brontosaur Mr Fortissimo Enter Bronfman to play Prokofiev at such a pace and with such bravado as to knock my morbidity clear out of the ring He is conspicuously massive through the upper torso a force of nature camouflaged in a sweatshirt somebody who has strolled into the Music Shed out of a circus where he is the strongman and who takes on the piano as a ridiculous challenge to the gargantuan strength he revels in Yefim Bronfman looks less like the person who is going to play the piano than like the guy who should be moving it I had never before seen anybody go at a piano like this sturdy little barrel of an unshaven Russian Jew When he s finished I thought they ll have to throw the thing out He crushes it He doesn t let that piano conceal a thing Whatever s in there is going to come out and come out with its hands in the air And when it does everything there out in the open the last of the last pulsation he himself gets up and goes leaving behind him our redemption With a jaunty wave he is suddenly gone and though he takes all his fire off with him like no less a force than Prometheus our own lives now seem inextinguishable Nobody is dying nobody not if Bronfman has anything to say about it References edit The Mary and James G Wallach Artist in Residence 2013 14 New York Philharmonic Retrieved 2014 06 26 Wigler Stephen May 29 1992 Yefim Bronfman At 33 pianist already an old timer The Baltimore Sun Retrieved 2021 02 12 Yefim Bronfman Mariinsky Theatre Retrieved 2020 08 23 Sergei Prokofiev 1891 1953 The Complete Piano Sonatas MusicWeb International Retrieved 2014 06 26 External links editOfficial website More biographical information about Bronfman Discography at SonyBMG Masterworks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yefim Bronfman amp oldid 1187533109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
