Zakhar Bron

Zakhar Bron (Russian: Заха́р Ну́химович Брон, romanized: Zakhar Nuhimovich Bron [zɐxˈar nʊˈximəvʲitɕ ˈbron];[1] born 17 December 1947) is a Russian violinist.[2]

Zakhar Bron
Заха́р Ну́химович Брон
Background information
Born (1947-12-17) 17 December 1947
Oral, Kazakhstan
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Violinist
Websitewww.zakharbronchamber.com (in German)

Background

Bron was born in Oral, Kazakhstan. He studied with Boris Goldstein.[3] Before he was well-known, he taught privately in Novosibirsk. Since then, he has taught at the Royal Academy of Music in London,[4] the Conservatory of Rotterdam, the Lübeck Academy of Music and the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid. In 1997, he took up a position at the Cologne Musikhochschule.

Students

Bron's students have included Vadim Repin,[5][6] Gwendolyn Masin, Mari Silje Samuelsen, Daniel Hope, Maxim Vengerov,[7] Vadim Gluzman, Priya Mitchell, Igor Malinovsky, Alexandre Da Costa, Denis Goldfeld, Daishin Kashimoto, Tamaki Kawakubo, Mayuko Kamio, Mayu Kishima, Soyoung Yoon, Christoph Seybold,[8] Sayaka Shoji, Nikolay Madoyan, Hadar Rimon, David Garrett and Leia Zhu.[9]

Controversy

Bron has attracted controversy because of accusations that violin competitions have unduly favoured his students with awards.[10] In February 2018, Fabio Luisi resigned as chairman of the 2018 Paganini Competition,[3] in protest at his perceived imposition of judges such as Bron by the Italian cultural official Elisa Serafini.[11][12]

References
  1. Zakhar Bron pronounced in Russian
  2. Daniel Hope (2009). Wann darf ich klatschen. Rowohlt. p. 148. ISBN 978-3-498-00665-5. Being educated by the phenomenal Zakhar Bron is equivalent to winning the lottery
  3. Lebrecht, Norman (23 June 2018). "You vote for my pupil, I'll vote for yours – the truth about music competitions". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. "Zakhar Bron". Poland: Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society of Poznan. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. Mari Silje Samuelsen "All Things Strings: Cover Story" Archived 2 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Inaugural Concert Announced" Archived 21 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Kennedy Center: Biographical information for Maxim Vengerov"
  8. "Christoph Seybold, Biography"
  9. "12-Year-Old Violinist Leia Zhu to Join London's Harrison Parrott Management Roster". theviolinchannel.com. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. Rebecca Schmid (1 February 2015). "International Boris Goldstein Violin Competition responds to criticism". The Strad. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. Matteo Macor (1 February 2018). "Scontro sul Premio Paganini Luisi rompe con il Comune". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. Giulia Mietta (1 February 2018). "Terremoto sul premio Paganini, Fabio Luisi contro Elisa Serafini. Il maestro lascia la direzione". Genova24 (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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