Yefim Bronfman Boston Tickets - Boston Symphony Hall

LineUp

Scriabin

3 concerts

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), a Russian composer and pianist, evolved from a Chopin-influenced Romantic style to a unique, dissonant language. Known for his mystical philosophy and synesthesia, he famously associated colors with harmonies. His influential works include "The Poem of Ecstasy" and his ten piano sonatas.

Boston Symphony Orchestra

49 concerts

Boston Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1881, is a leading U.S. symphonic ensemble. Known for 20th-century RCA Victor recordings and for Koussevitsky’s premieres of Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, plus Tanglewood.

Andris Nelsons

28 concerts

Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. A Grammy-winning conductor, he recorded Shostakovich symphonies and Lady Macbeth, earning four Grammys.

Wagner

5 concerts

Richard Wagner, born in Leipzig, Germany, was a revolutionary Romantic composer. He is renowned for his music dramas, including "The Ring of the Nibelung" and "Tristan und Isolde," which feature his innovative use of leitmotifs and Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"). His complex harmonies and dramatic orchestration profoundly influenced Western classical music.

Yefim Bronfman

5 concerts

Tashkent-born pianist Yefim Bronfman, an American citizen since 1989, is acclaimed for modern Russian repertoire, recording all Prokofiev piano concertos and sonatas. A 1997 Grammy winner, he debuted with the New York Philharmonic in 1978.

Liszt

3 concerts

Hungarian Romantic composer Franz Liszt, born in Doborján, redefined piano virtuosity and performance. He pioneered the solo recital and invented the symphonic poem, profoundly influencing music. His iconic works include "Hungarian Rhapsodies," "Liebesträume No. 3," and the "Piano Sonata in B minor," showcasing his dramatic, expressive style. Liszt's innovations shaped the Romantic era.