Berman, Lazar' Naumovich
(*1930)
Berman [Byérmuhn], Lazar' Naumovich (2–26–1930, L). Pianist. Grad. 1953 from the M. Cons., where he studied with Gol'denveizer. Won fifth prize at the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition (1956) and third prize at the Liszt Competition in Budapest. His first tour of the United States (1976) was a tremendous success and his recording of Liszt's Transcendental Etudes has become the standard by which other performances of these works are judged. Little is known of Berman's activities as a…