Praised for the depth and fresh insights of his interpretations of great masterpieces as well as contemporary repertoire, Nimrod David Pfeffer has conducted at leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Komische Oper Berlin, Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Polish National Opera, and the Juilliard Opera. He has appeared with orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony, Nuremberg Symphony, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, and the Stuttgart Philharmonic.
Music Director of the Lyric Opera Company of Guatemala, his upcoming highlights include his Bilbao Opera debut with Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, a return to the Polish National Opera with Die Zauberflöte, and concerts with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, and Zielona Góra Philharmonic.
Critics have praised Pfeffer’s conducting as “a sober and intense dramatic breath, to which everyone responds impeccably” (El Mundo), and noted his ability to “capture the delicate moments… with conducting that is subtle and eruptive” (News1). His performances have been described as “an impressive proof of talent” with “a symphonic hurricane… in well-measured bursts” (Nürnberger Nachrichten). As Art7 observed, “From the very first moments, Pfeffer captivated the audience, not only understanding the music but deeply feeling it, living the music with his entire being.”
Also an acclaimed pianist, Pfeffer has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. His solo album, Nimrod David Pfeffer - Piano Works by Bach, Schumann, and Chopin, was released in 2022.
Dedicated to fostering dialogue between Arabs and Jews in Israel, Pfeffer was honored with the Davis Projects for Peace Award for organizing a peace-focused fundraiser at Carnegie Hall.
A graduate of The Juilliard School and Mannes College The New School for Music, he is a former fellow of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. He has received grants from the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. His teachers include 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.