soundSCAPE | Visiting Artist: Avi Avital, mandolin

	Avi Avital, visiting artist soundSCAPE mandolin studies Mandolinist Avi Avital has performed as soloist with such orchestras as the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano (Italy), the Rostov State Theatre Orchestra (Russia), the Metropolis Ensemble (New York), the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, and the Orchestra Milano Classica. He has played under the baton of distinguished conductors Mastislav Rostropovitch, Asher Fish, Phillip Antremont and Antonello Manacorda.

Avi Avital, visiting artist

soundSCAPE mandolin studies

Mandolinist Avi Avital has performed as soloist with such orchestras as the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano (Italy), the Rostov State Theatre Orchestra (Russia), the Metropolis Ensemble (New York), the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, and the Orchestra Milano Classica. He has played under the baton of distinguished conductors Mastislav Rostropovitch, Asher Fish, Phillip Antremont and Antonello Manacorda.

Avital has performed widely in Israel, Europe, USA and the Far East. His festival appearances include the 1st International Rondalla Festival (the Philippines), Les Muséiques Festival (Basel), Ravenna Festival and the international EGM plucked strings Festival.    Avital has recorded many albums for labels such as Sony Classical, Mode Records NY, Pläne DE, and La Discantica. His solo CD, featuring four mandolin concerti with the Milan Symphony Orchestra “I Pommeriggi Musicali” was recently released in Italy.

Since 2004 he has performed regularly with the renowned clarinetist Giora Feidman, with whom he recently played in the International Youth Day, Köln, in the presence of the Pope Benedict the 16th. His playing can be heard in the Israeli Classical Music radio stations Kol Hamusica, RAI3 Italy, MDR and Bayern 4 in Germany and at the WQXR in New York, among others.

Avi Avital is a graduate of the Jerusalem Music Academy and Conservatorio Cesare Pollini of Padova. He has given lectures and master classes at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel; Stanford University in California; Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan; the Music Academy in Jerusalem; the University of the Philippines in Manila and the Juilliard School of Music in New York.