Dror Biran
Dror Biran (born 1977) is an Israeli pianist.
He is a graduate from the University of Tel Aviv's Rubin Music Academy and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned his doctorate in studies with Paul Schenly and Daniel Shapiro. Biran was prized at the 1995 Mikolajus Ciurlionis Competition (2nd prize - ex-aequo with Evgeny Samoilov) and the Cleveland Competition (1997, 4th prize).[1] He subsequently won the Pilar Bayona Competition (1998) and the Spring Competition in Tel Aviv (2000). He has performed internationally, both as a soloist and chamber musician.
Formerly teaching at Youngstown State University and Case Western Reserve University, Biran currently holds an assistant piano professor position at the University of Louisville School of Music.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2008-10-29. Cape Town Concert Series
- ↑ Dror Biran's Web page
External links
- Performance of Sergey Prokofiev's 8th Piano Sonata
- YouTube channel of Dror Biran
- YSU Digital Maag photograph of Biran in performance at YSU's annual piano week.