Platon Gregoriewitch Brounoff

Platon Gregoriewitch Brounoff (born 10 May 1863, Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire; d. 11 July 1924, New York, United States ) was a conductor, arranger and composer of Yiddish music. He graduated at the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory, where he studied under Anton Rubinstein.

In July 1891, he immigrated to the United States, first residing in La Porte, Indiana, and then in New Haven, Connecticut (where he gave his first American concert), before settling in New York.

Selected works

 * 1897: In The Flower Garden
 * 1899: In the Russian Village
 * 1911: 50 Jewish Folk Songs For Middle Voice And Piano Accompaniment Collected, Harmonized And Arranged By Platon Brounoff