Glixman Berinika

About

Acclaimed by maestro Zubin Mehta as "...the highest level of virtuosity, combined with passion, temperament, and a true understanding of style and architecture..." and described by the press as a "hypnotic" performer, Berenika Glixman has established herself as one of the most important pianists among the younger generation of Israeli artists. Born in Tiraspol in 1984 and immigrating to Israel in 1991, Berenika Glixman has performed as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic, the Forth Worth Symphony at the Van Cliburn International PianoTexas Festival, the Bucharest Philharmonic, the Bulgarian National Symphony, the Jerusalem Symphony, the Tel Aviv Soloists Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony under the baton of Zubin Mehta, among many others. Berenika has performed in prestigious concert halls such as Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Beijing Concert Hall (Beijing, China), Mann Auditorium (Tel Aviv, Israel), Royal Academy Concert Hall (London, UK), Bass Hall (Cleveland, OH, USA), Performing Arts Concert Hall (Hong Kong), Beijing Central Conservatory Hall (Beijing, China), Gran Rex (Buenos Aires, Argentina), RDS Hall (Dublin, Ireland), Teatro del Sodre (Montevideo, Uruguay), TNUA Concert Hall (Taipei, Taiwan), and others. Berenika has undertaken extensive tours in the Far East and Latin America, including TV and radio performances for networks such as RTHK4 (Hong Kong), Radio Nacional (BA, Argentina), TV de Publica (BA, Argentina), among many others. Berenika is an experienced chamber musician and a founding member of the successful ensemble "MultiPiano" (TLV, Israel). In 2010, Glixman was called upon to replace pianist Yuja Wang as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, on short notice. She performed Prokofieff's Second Piano Concerto, receiving critical and public acclaim, as part of the IPO's main subscription concert series in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa. Following her success, she was invited to perform Bartók's Second Piano Concerto under the baton of Zubin Mehta in 2011. Berenika is a laureate of the 2011 Arthur Rubinstein International Competition, the 2008 Van Cliburn International Festival Concerto Competition, the 2008 Israeli Broadcasting Authority Young Artist Competition, the 2005 Isidor Bajic International Competition in Serbia, and numerous other awards and distinctions in Israel and abroad. Berenika Glixman graduated with honors from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University. She is currently a member of the prestigious Colton Foundation and studies with Prof. Tomer Lev. A recipient of America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships since 1997, Glixman has participated in masterclasses with today's leading artists, including Murray Perahia, Richard Goode, Emanuel Ax, Nikolai Petrov, Daniel Pollack, Yefim Bronfman, and many others. A former student of Daniel Gortler and Lily Dorfman, Glixman began studying piano at the age of 10 and graduated with honors from Thelma Yellin High School of Arts and the Givatayim Conservatory.