During his auspicious career before winning the 2021 American Pianist Awards and Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, Kenny Broberg captured the silver medal at the 2017...

During his auspicious career before winning the 2021 American Pianist Awards and Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, Kenny Broberg captured the silver medal at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and a bronze medal at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition as well as prizes at the Hastings, Sydney, Seattle, and New Orleans International Piano Competitions, becoming one of the most decorated and internationally renowned pianists of his generation. Broberg is lauded for his inventive, intelligent and intense performances. Kenny Broberg, one of the most decorated and internationally renowned pianists of his generation debuts on the Steinway & Sons label with a program of virtuosic music by Medtner, Rachmaninov and Scriabin.

REVIEW:

Pianist Kenny Broberg's debut recording features three notorious Russian finger-crunchers, by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Medtner. There is a lot to like here: the crisp, properly edgy tone in the Medtner sonata, the clean execution of the Scriabin, but really, the best news is Broberg’s careful structuring of the melodic material, even amidst the clatter of percussive, rapid runs. This is a major pianist to watch in the music of the Russian school, which hasn’t had a big champion in the U.S. lately.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)