Natan Brand
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Natan Brand (1944-1990), an Israeli-born classical pianist.
Brand began his studies as a child prodigy at the age of seven, with Haim Alexander at the Rubin Academy in Israel, where he later received an Artist's and Teacher's diploma. He made his orchestral debut at the age of eleven.
The pianist Nadia Reisenberg, pupil of Josef Hoffman, heard him play, and arranged for him to study at the Mannes College of Music in New York. Later, Brand studied with Reisenberg at Juilliard.
In 1969, Brand won the American Guild of Musical Artists Award, as well as first prize at the Société Musicale Ville-Marie competition. He also received the prestigious Josephine Fry award.
Natan Brand played often in all the major halls of New York, where he made his home, and performed throughout the USA, Canada and Israel. On international tours, he appeared in London, Paris, Brussels.[1]
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Geoffrey Dorfman: "Israeli-born Natan Brand (1944-1990) was one of the few keyboard artists — perhaps the last — in the true tradition of Anton Rubinstein: a pianist who played in the Grand Style, fully free to interpret the masterworks as the spirit moved him, with a magnificent technique at his command. His premature death at the age of 46 robbed the music world of a man who was considered by many connoisseurs to be potentially one of the world’s greatest pianists. That he was not so recognized was due to his mercurial temperament (which did him little good in the world of concerts and bookings) and his early death."[2]
Patsy Morita, All Music Guide: "Natan Brand was a pianist who took an individual route to interpretation. Regardless of the music - whether it is the innocent Kinderszenen or the passionate Kreisleriana -- there is concentration and conviction in his playing that compels attention. It is not that he was aggressive, but that he was willing to try new things and did so with resolute confidence."[3]
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- Palexa Records: Natan Brand in Concert, 1982-1990: The Legacy, 2 Vol.
- Appian Publications & Recordings: 1990: Natan Brand in Recital
