Boris Berman

Boris Berman is a Russian pianist and pedagogue (b. Moscow, April 3, 1948). He was a student of Lev Oborin at the Moscow Conservatory. He made his debut in Moscow in 1965. He joined an early music ensemble, at the time the only one in Russia, as a harpsichordist. At the same time he worked with contemporary composers such as Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov. He played in the first Russian performances of works by Arnold Schoenberg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio and György Ligeti. Read more on Last.fm

Boris Berman was featured in the movie Shutter Island.

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