Boris Berman

The Artistry Of Boris Berman Is Well Known To The Audiences Of Nearly Fifty Countries On Six Continents. His Highly Acclaimed Performances Have Included Appearances With The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Gewandhaus Orchestra The Philharmonia London The Toronto Symphony Israel Philharmonic Minnesota Orchestra Detroit Symphony Houston Symphony Atlanta Symphony St. Petersburg Philharmonic And The Royal Scottish Orchestra. A Frequent Performer On Major Recital Series He Has Also Appeared In Important Festivals Such As Marlboro Waterloo Bergen Ravinia And Israel Festival To Name A Few. Born In Moscow Boris Berman Studied At Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory With The Distinguished Pianist Lev Oborin And Graduated With Distinction As Both Pianist And Harpsichordist. He Performed Extensively Throughout The Soviet Union As A Recitalist And Appeared As Guest Soloist With Numerous Orchestras Including The Moscow Philharmonic And The Moscow Chamber Orchestras. In 1973 Boris Berman Left A Flourishing Career In The Soviet Union To Immigrate To Israel. He Quickly Established Himself As One Of The Most Sought-After Keyboard Performers As Well As One Of This Country's More Influential Musical Personalities. Presently He Resides In USA. Boris Berman Has Been The Founding Director Of The Music Spectrum Concert Series In Israel 1975-84 And Of The Yale Music Spectrum Series In The USA 1984-1997 . These Concert Series Were Hailed By The Critics For The Inventiveness Of Their Programming. Mr. Berman Is An Active Performer Of Chamber Music. He Had Appeared In Numerous Concerts And Festivals With Such Artists And Groups As Misha Maisky Heinz Holliger Aurele Nicolet Shlomo Mintz Gyorgy Pauk Ralph Kirshbaum Frans Helmerson Claude Frank Peter Frankl Natalia Gutman Tokyo Quartet Vermeer Quartet The Netherland Wind Ensemble And Many Others. A Dedicated Teacher Of International Stature Boris Berman Has Served On The Faculties Of The World's Finest Schools Such As Indiana Bloomington Boston Brandeis And Tel-Aviv Universities. Currently He Heads The Piano Department At Yale School Of Music. He Also Conducts Master Classes Throughout The World. In 2005 He Was Named A Honorary Professor Of Shanghai Conservatory. Mr Berman's Ability To Recognize And Commitment To Nurture Young Talents Are Obvious Reasons For Him Being Invited To Join Panels Of Jurors Of Various National And International Competitions Such As Those In Leeds Dublin And The Artur Rubinstein Competition In Tel-Aviv.
In The Field Of Recordings Mr. Berman's Acclaimed Releases On Philips Deutsche Gramophon And Melodia Labels Were Followed Upon With 2 CDs Of All Piano Sonatas By Alexander Scriabin For The Music And Arts Label And A Recital Of Shostakovich Piano Works Ottavo Recordings Which Received The Edison Classic Award In Holland The Dutch Equivalent Of The Grammy. The Recording Of Three Prokofiev Concertos With The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Neeme Jarvi Conducting Chandos Marked The Beginning Of An Ambitious Project Of Recording The Complete Prokofiev Solo Piano Works. The First Pianist Ever To Undertake This Task Mr Berman Has Released It On Nine Chandos CDs To Great Critical Acclaim. In Addition Chandos Has Issued Mr. Berman's Recitals Of Works By Debussy Stravinsky And Schnittke As Well As Chamber Music Of Janacek And - Together With Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Under Neeme Jarvi - Concerto By Stravinsky. Berman's Most Recent Discography Shows The Breadth Of His Repertoire A Disc "Debussy For Children" Ottavo Two Releases Of Works For Prepared Piano By John Cage Naxos Which Was Named The Top Recording By The BBC Music Magazine The Grammy-Nominated Piano Quintets Of Shostakovich And Schnittke With Vermeer Quartet Naxos And Quite Unexpectedly A Recording Of Scott Joplin's Ragtimes Ottavo . In The Recently Issued Naxos Collection Of Complete Sequenzas By Luciano Berio Berman Plays Sequenza IV For Piano. For The Recording Of Brahms Sonatas With The Cellist Clive Greensmith Biddulph Label He Used A 1867 Bechstein Piano. Recordings In 2000 The Prestigious Yale University Press Has Published Boris Berman's "Notes From The Pianist's Bench". In This Book Professor Berman Draws On His Vast Experience As A Performer And A Teacher To Explore Issues Of Piano Technique And Music Interpretation. The Book Has Been Translated To Several Languages. Mr. Berman Is Often Invited To Give Lectures On These Subjects In Various Universities And Conferences Around The World. In The Spring Of 2008 Yale University Press Has Published Boris Berman's New Book "Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas A Guide For The Listener And The Performer". This Book Complements And Is Based On His Highly Praised Recordings Of This Repertoire. In 2011 Shanghai Publishing House Has Published A New Bi-Lingual Edition Of The Scores Of Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas Revised And Edited By Mr. Berman. Based On Manuscripts And First Editions This Is The Most Authoritative Edition Of This Repertoiore Available. In 2011-12 Mr. Berman Performs And Teaches In USA China South Korea Turkey Armenia Georgia Azerbaijan Israel Italy France Portugal Spain And Holland. Touring read less