2027 Competition Jury Member
2017 Cliburn Silver Medalist
UNITED STATES
Kenny Broberg has become one of the most awarded and internationally recognized pianists of his generation. He won the silver medal at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the bronze medal at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition, and the Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship as the winner of the 2021 American Piano Awards. Mr. Broberg is widely praised for his inventive, intelligent, and intense interpretations.
After his first encounter with classical music through his Italian grandfather’s love for the Three Tenors, Mr. Broberg began piano lessons at the age of 6 on the family upright piano. Raised in Minneapolis, he started formal piano studies with Dr. Joseph Zins at Crocus Hill Studios in Saint Paul. In 2016, he earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, where he studied with Nancy Weems. He later continued his studies at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Deeply committed to teaching, he has served as artist-in-residence at Indiana University, associate professor of piano at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, and professor of piano at the Katarina Gurska Centro Superior de Música.
Having performed on stages and in concert halls across five continents, Mr. Broberg has collaborated with many of the world’s most respected conductors, including Ludovic Morlot, Kent Nagano, Leonard Slatkin, Vasily Petrenko, Nicholas Milton, John Storgårds, Michael Sanderling, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Alexander Sladkowsky, Gerard Schwarz, and Nicholas McGegan. He has appeared with numerous orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Minnesota, Montreal, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Sydney, Seattle, and Fort Worth, among many others. He is also a passionate chamber musician, both as a performer and educator. His chamber music partners include the Dover, Guarneri, Escher, Calidore, and Goldberg String Quartets, as well as numerous duo collaborations. Mr. Broberg has been featured on WQXR, Performance Today, Minnesota Public Radio, and ABC (Australia). He is increasingly active as a composer and conductor, and presented his original composition Barcarolle on NPR in March 2021.
His recordings have been released on Decca Gold, Warner Classics, the Steinway label, and Universal Music Australia. His album Songbird, recorded with violinist Maria Ioudenitch, received the Chamber Music Recording Award at the 2023 Opus Klassik Awards. His most recent album was recorded with violinist Sara Dragan and is titled Godowsky: Timeless.