Abram Lufer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abram Lufer

Ukrainian musician

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1905

Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1948

Profession: composer, pianist, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Abram Lufer (born in Kiev, 25 August 1905 - died in Kiev, 13 July 1948) was a Ukrainian pianist.
The Head of the Lysenko Musical Institute's piano department since 1929, Lufer won the Kharkiv'30 All-Ukrainian Piano Competition and was appointed the National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine's soloist.
Two years later he was awarded a 4th prize at the II Fryderyk Chopin competition - having tied with Boleslaw Kon, he lost at the coin flipping.
His disciple Tatyana Goldfarb was awarded a 9th prize at the competition's next edition. He was appointed a professor at the Kiev Conservatory in 1935.
In the post-war he served as the institution's director and resumed his role at the Kiev Philharmonic.