Israeli pianist Nimrod David Pfeffer has been praised for his interpretations of Romantic repertoire, particularly of the music of Chopin, and at the age of 23 is quickly gaining recognition as one of Israel's distinguished young classical pianists. He has appeared as soloist at the Russian Kremlin in a recital which was broadcast throughout Russia by "Cultura" television channel. His New York Debut was at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in a recital celebrating Israel's 60th Independence Day, in May 2008. He also appeared internationally as soloist at Warsaw's Royal Lazienky Park, New York's Steinway Hall, Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Austria's Graz Gongress Hall, Chopin’s house in Zelazowa Wola, and the Mozart Festival in Malta. He has performed for King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan and other world leaders as pianist and conductor in the World Economic Forum in Jordan in 2007.

Pfeffer has appeared as soloist with the Israeli Symphonic Orchestra Rishon-Leziyon, the Israeli Sinfonietta Orchestra Be’er-Sheva, the European Youth Chamber Orchestra of Styria, the Ra'anana Symphonette Orchestra and the Buchmann-Mehta Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with such conductors as Mendi Rodan, Evgeny Zirlin, Vag Papian and Rene Staar, and has been featured in radio and television broadcasts in Israel, Austria, and Russia.

He has won many prizes including first prize in the International Columbia Chopin Competition (Columbia University, New York, December 2007), first prize in the Katcz Competition (Tel Aviv Academy of Music, January 2005), first prize in the Mozart Concerto Competition (Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, February 2002), second prize in the Tel-Aviv Chopin Competition (November 2001), second prize in the Concerto Competition, the Pnina Salzman Memorial Prize and the Commendable Performance Prize in Tel-Hai Piano Master-Classes (2004-2008). Since 2002, he has received full scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. He is also a recipient of scholarships from the Jerusalem Young Musicians Competition (2002) and the "Zfunot Tarbut" Foundation (2007).

Active as a composer, Pfeffer's works have been performed and broadcast throughout Israel. Pfeffer is an enthusiastic chamber musician, and won the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Chamber Music Competition in 2005.

Born in Tel Aviv, 1984, Pfeffer studied with Prof. Vadim Monastyrski at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, and with Prof. Pnina Salzman at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at the Tel-Aviv University, where he received his Bachelor Degree magna cum laude. He has also participated in master classes with important artists such as Ivo Pogorelich, Byron Janis, Richard Goode, Jean Yves Thibaudet, Elisso Wirssaladze, Dmitri Bashkirov, Claude Frank and Nikolai Petrov. Pfeffer is a graduate of the Israeli Arts and Science Academy, where he studied composition with Andre Hajdu and Michael Wolpe.
  
In 2007 Pfeffer began his studies under the guidance of Professor Victor Rosenbaum in the Master's Degree program at the Mannes College of Music in New York City.

Pfeffer will make his debut with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchesta in December 2008, playing the World Premiere of Aharon Harlap's Second Piano Concerto.