Pianist Bronfman performs at Memorial Chapel

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Renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman brings his commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts to Memorial Chapel for his fifth Chamber Concert Series appearance Wednesday, April 7, 8 p.m.

He will present Beethoven’s 32 Variations in C (on an original theme), Schumann’s Faschingschwank aus Wien, Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 and Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata in G, Op. 37.

Bronfman, who appears regularly with such celebrated ensembles as the Berlin Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and New York Philharmonic, won the Avery Fisher Prize in 1991. In 1997, he clinched a Grammy Award for his recording of the three Bartok Piano Concertos with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Bronfman was born in the former Soviet Union in 1958 and moved to Israel, where he attended the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1989, continuing his studies at The Julliard School, Marlboro and Curtis Institute of Music.

Bronfman's performance is free to members of the Union community. General admission tickets are $25; local students may attend for $10. For more, click here.