Praised for the depth and fresh insights of his interpretations of great masterpieces as well as contemporary repertoire, Nimrod David Pfeffer has performed with orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. He has additionally led opera productions at distinguished venues such as the Metropolitan Opera, Komische Oper Berlin, Palau des Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, the Juilliard Opera, and the Israeli Opera.
In 2022, Pfeffer made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera with Le Nozze di Figaro, and he is set to return to the Met for The Magic Flute next season.
In the same year, he conducted Barrie Kosky's production of Die Zauberflöte at both the Komische Oper Berlin and the New Israeli Opera, in addition to making his debut with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the 2023/24 season, Pfeffer returned to the Juilliard Opera to conduct La Clemenza di Tito after his successful debut with Così fan Tutte in 2019. He also made his Polish National Opera debut with Die Zauberflöte, and conducted Aida at the closing performance of the 52nd May Opera Evenings in Macedonia. He also conducted the Zielona Gòra Philharmonic, returned to lead The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and performed as a pianist and conductor with the Ra'anana Symphonette, in a program featuring works by Mozart and Beethoven. During the previous 2022/23 season, Pfeffer made his conducting debuts with the Hungarian National Orchestra, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, and Israel Camerata Orchestra.
In 2016, Pfeffer was appointed as the Music Director of the Lyric Opera Company of Guatemala after conducting the company's inaugural production of Rigoletto. As Music Director, he continued to lead the company’s new productions of L'Elisir d'Amore, La Bohème, and La Traviata in subsequent seasons.
Pfeffer is a frequent conductor at the Israeli Opera, where he has led productions including Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, Simone Boccanegra, and Die Zauberflöte in recent seasons. Notably, in the 2022/23 season, he conducted the highly anticipated world premiere of Theodor, an opera by Yonatan Cnaan and Ido Ricklin, which explores two periods in the early life of Theodor Herzl, the prophet of the State of Israel. The opera's success with both critics and audiences has led to its inclusion in upcoming seasons and a film production currently screened in cinemas.
Next season, Pfeffer will return to the Metropolitan Opera to conduct The Magic Flute, and to the Israel Opera to conduct Theodor. He will also open the season of the Ra'anana Symphonette, playing and conducting a program of works by Chopin and Schumann. Additionally, he will make his debut with the Alba Regia Symphonic Orchestra in Hungary, and will return to the Nuremberg Symphony to conduct a program of works by American composers.
Beyond his role as a conductor, Nimrod David Pfeffer is a concert pianist, regularly performing as a soloist with orchestras, in recitals, and as a chamber musician and vocal accompanist. He has appeared in renowned venues such as New York's Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and The Metropolitan Opera, as well as the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, among other major stages in the USA, Europe, and Asia.
His latest album, Nimrod David Pfeffer - Piano Works by Bach, Schumann, and Chopin, was released in 2022 on all streaming platforms.
Dedicated to fostering dialogue between Arabs and Jews in Israel, Pfeffer was honored with the Davis Projects for Peace Award for organizing a fundraiser dedicated to peace at Carnegie Hall.
He holds a Master's Degree in Orchestral Conducting from The Juilliard School, where he studied under Alan Gilbert as a recipient of the Bruno Walter Scholarship. He was awarded the Charles Schiff Conducting Prize and the Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant upon graduation. Pfeffer also earned Master's Degrees and Professional Studies Diplomas in Piano Performance and Orchestral Conducting from Mannes College of Music. He was a fellow at the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artists Development Program and subsequently served as Assistant Conductor and Assistant Chorus Master at the Metropolitan Opera. He has received grants from the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Pfeffer studied with esteemed musicians such as Pnina Salzman, Vadim Monastyrski, Gideon Hatzor, Michael Wolpe, André Hajdu, Victor Rosenbaum, Carl Schachter, Claude Frank, Byron Janis, Alan Gilbert, James Levine, and Richard Goode.