He was born into the family of Nuhim Bron, who was evacuated to Uralsk, in the Bessarabian city of Romanovka at the beginning of World War II. Professor Zakhar Bron is considered to be one ofthe best violin teachers in the world. Only a few teachers today are in such high demand as Professor Bron, who is currently working in several highly prestigious institutions around the world. 'Zakhar Bron started his violin studies at the Stolyarksy School in Odessa, then continued at the Gnessin Music College in Moscow with Boris Goldstein and at Moscow Conservatory with Igor Oistrakh, for whom Zakhar Bron also worked as an assistant. Upon completion of his studies Zakhar Bron performed as a soloist and started teaching. From 1974 until 1988 he worked at the Novosibirsk Conservatory. In 1988 Zakhar Bron moved ot Germany and since then has been teaching in various musical institutions across Europe,includingthe Zurich University of theArts. Apart from teaching Zakhar Bron appears frequently as a soloist and has recorded and released many CDs and DVDs. For his outstanding work Zakhar Bron has been awarded the highest honors in Russia, Germany and Spain: in 1998 he received the Verdienstkreuz, am Bande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, in 2001 became a Peoples Artist of Russia, and in 2006 received La Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio in Spain.