Michael Brimer (8 August 1933 – 7 March 2023) was a South African-Australian pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic.
He was appointed Professor Emeritus on leaving Melbourne and was subsequently based in Sydney while performing and lecturing.
His international solo-performing career[2] also flourished and he gave concerts in many countries as recitalist, soloist and chamber musician.
[3] He performed the complete series of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas five times to great critical acclaim.
Herscovitch found there were some finger slips, but no more than might be expected of pianists of international standing, and no memory lapses at all.
His conducting experience with orchestras in Australia and overseas encompassed opera, choral and orchestral repertoire, from classical to contemporary works (including premiere performances).
Brimer and his wife Judith were among the co-founders of the Bermagui Four Winds Festival, at which some of his works have been played and he appeared as a pianist.