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• Premiere of Magnus Lindberg's 2nd Piano Concerto

  Last Updated: 5 May 2012

  In his review, The New York Times critic ANTHONY TOMMASINI (a pianist himself) wrote "He gave a brilliant and triumphant performance...What made time pass quickly was Mr. Bronfman’s astonishing performance. He mastered every challenge..." noting the success of this premiere and Fima's triumph over the piece's very difficult musical and technical challenges. (the full review can be reached here )

  Following the premiere Fima expressed his take and overall experience in working on the piece and finally performing the piece in a brief video interview available on YouTube

  Fima is now enjoying performing the piece on tour with the New York Philharmonic. (the tour schedule can be found here )

• Successful recital tour and another busy month ahead

  Last Updated: 28 March 2012

  Fima has recently finished his recital tour ending at Carnegie Hall and he's in top form. Visit his New York Times review here.

• Yefim Bronfman caps Cleveland Orchestra Brahms festival with magnificent afternoon of chamber music

  Last Updated: 6 February 2012

  Fima's performances of Brahms piano concerti with the Cleveland Orchestra both at the orchestra's home (Severance Hall) and on tour (Sarasota, West Palm Beach, and Miami) were well received by audiences and critics. The Plain Dealer noted "Last month saw him tearing down house after house with the second concerto. Now he's doing it again with the first. Never has one heard the score's opening trills rendered with such intensity, or the series of declarative statements that follow made with such directness. Even in the music's softer portions, Bronfman didn't relent so much as gather droplets for the torrents he'd unleash later... But don't think Bronfman can't do gentle. The pianist played the Adagio as if it were a Chopin nocturne, spinning long, graceful arcs with a wondrous sense of anticipation and connecting notes in a manner the piano doesn't usually permit." and finally added "Bronfman capped his unforgettable performances of the two Brahms Piano Concertos with another, equally memorable event, a chamber concert featuring the composer's Piano Sonata No. 3 and F-Minor Piano Quintet."
  

• Brahms Concerti and Chamber Music with The Cleveland Orchestra

  Last Updated: 19 January 2012

  Fima is in Cleveland, OH performing Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Opus 83 with The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst. He will embark on a tour with them next week starting on Jan. 23rd for performances in Sarasota, West Palm Beach (Jan. 25), and Miami (Jan. 27 & 28).
  He will then return to Cleveland to perform the first piano concerto of Brahms followed by the final concert on Sun. Feb. 5 featuring Brahms' Chamber music (Piano Sonata No. 3, Opus 5; Violin Sonata No. 3, Opus 108, and Piano Quintet, Opus 34).

• Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra tour & Chicago Symphony Gala

  Last Updated: 11 July 2011

  Fima is looking forward to his tour with The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Andris Nelsons in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lucerne and Grafenegg (Austria) as well as the opening Gala with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 on Sept. 24th.

• March 2011 recital tour

  Last Updated: 14 March 2011

  Fima is in the middle of his recital tour this month and will appear at Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre, Calgary; Carnegie Hall, NY and Camp Concert Hall at Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, VA next.

  Following his March 9th recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall LA Times reviewer Rick Schultz wrote "his breathtaking agility and velocity in [Chopin Etude] No. 4, the buoyant suppleness of his “Black Key” Etude (No. 5) and the controlled fury of his concluding “Revolutionary” Etude, ...brought the audience to its feet."

  Click here to read the full review

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