Pianist Yefim Bronfman has been a fixture of concert stages, especially in the U.S., since becoming an American citizen in 1989. He is especially admired for his performances of modern Russian repertory, in which he balances pianistic fireworks with the moody introspection common to many of the works of the otherwise diverse Prokofiev and Shostakovich. However, his work extends into western European music, and in 2024, he was featured on a recording of Brahms' piano concertos with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bronfman was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then part of the S...