ISRAEL
- date of birth: November 24, 1997
- currently studying at the Barenboim-Said Akademie with Prof. Frans Helmerson;
- studied at the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Givatayim Conservatory with Prof. Shmuel Magen and The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music with Prof. Hillel Zori;
- participated in masterclasses given by Uri Vardi, Ralph Kirshbaum, Miriam Fried, Alexander Hülshoff, Gary Hoffman, Amit Peled, Haim Taub;
- member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 2
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb/2
Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second Round
Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major Op. 99
Hindemith Sonata for Solo Cello Op. 25 No. 3
Rostropovich Humoresque Op. 5
Semifinal
Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major Op. 119
Final
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor Op. 125