Yefim Bronfman

Yefim Bronfman is one of those pianists who makes you feel like you've been underestimating what the instrument can do. Born in Tashkent in 1958 and trained in the Soviet tradition before emigrating — first to Israel, then to the United States — he brings a ferocious technical command that never feels like showing off. His reputation was cemented through collaborations with the biggest orchestras and conductors in the world, and that 1997 Grammy for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra was well earned. He's particularly celebrated for his Prokofiev and Bartók, where the music demands both brute force and real intelligence at the keyboard. The Carnegie Hall crowd adores him, and honestly, once you hear him dig into a Brahms concerto, it's hard to go back to anyone else.

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Name (English)

Yefim Bronfman

Name (Japanese)

イェフィム・ブロンフマン

Reading

いぇふぃむ・ぶろんふまん

Born

April 10, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Tashkent, Soviet Union

Occupation

pianist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Great Immigrants Award
• Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

• Official sitehttps://www.yefim-bronfman.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yefim%20Bronfman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344161

Tags

• pianist

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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