Ariel Zuckermann
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Ariel Zuckermann is an Israeli conductor.
Ariel Zuckermann began his musical career as flautist
. A student of Paul Meisen and András Adorján
, he also took master courses with Alain Marion
and Aurèle Nicolet
. Winner of a number of renowned international competitions, he played under conductors such as Lorin Maazel
, Daniel Barenboim
, Zubin Mehta
and Riccardo Muti
in orchestras such as the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Munich Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
and Bavarian State Opera
. Since 2002 he has been soloist of Kolsimcha - The World Quintet
, an ensemble which has recorded extensively and performs worldwide.
Ariel Zuckermann studied orchestral conducting with Jorma Panula
at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
. In May 2004 he graduated from Munich’s Musikhochschule as conducting student of Bruno Weil
and shortly afterwards was appointed Music Director of the Georgian Chamber Orchestra.
In 2003/2004, was appointed Assistant Conductor to Iván Fischer
with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
where he acquired a large repertoire and conducted many performances.
Further conducting engagements include concerts and recordings with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Basel and Lucerne Symphony Orchestras, Bavarian State Opera, KBS Radio Orchestra Seoul, Belgrade Philharmonic, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Munich Bach Collegium, Bremen Philharmonic as well as Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic.
In November 2007 he made his debut with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
at Berlin’s Philharmonie. Engagements in 2008/09 lead him to the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Munich Radio Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic and see return visits to the Hungarian National and Bremen Philharmonics.
Ariel Zuckermann is represented by Harrison Parrott Management
Ariel Zuckermann began his musical career as flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
. A student of Paul Meisen and András Adorján
Andras Adorjan
András Adorján is a Hungarian author and Grandmaster of chess , born in Budapest. He adopted his mother's surname Adorján in 1968....
, he also took master courses with Alain Marion
Alain Marion
Alain Marion was a French flutist, and considered one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century.-Biography:...
and Aurèle Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet is a Swiss flautist. He is considered as one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century. He has performed in various international concerts. A number of composers wrote music especially for him, such composers include Toru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Krzysztof...
. Winner of a number of renowned international competitions, he played under conductors such as Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel is an American conductor, violinist and composer.- Early life :Maazel was born to Jewish-American parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France and brought up in the United States, primarily at his parents' home in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. His father, Lincoln Maazel , was...
, Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim, KBE is an Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings....
, Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
and Riccardo Muti
Riccardo Muti
Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian conductor and music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.-Childhood and education:...
in orchestras such as the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Munich Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is the leading symphony orchestra in Israel. It was originally known as the Palestine Orchestra, and in Hebrew as התזמורת הסימפונית הארץ ישראלית The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit...
and Bavarian State Opera
Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera is an opera company based in Munich, Germany.Its orchestra is the Bavarian State Orchestra.- History:The opera company which was founded under Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy has been in existence since 1653...
. Since 2002 he has been soloist of Kolsimcha - The World Quintet
Kolsimcha - The World Quintet
- History :The band was founded in 1986 under the name Kol Simcha in Switzerland as a duo with Josef Bollag and David Klein. Their main interest being focused on the musical genre Klezmer they played on weddings until their succes grew and they started giving concerts...
, an ensemble which has recorded extensively and performs worldwide.
Ariel Zuckermann studied orchestral conducting with Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula is a Finnish conductor, composer, and professor of conducting.Panula is a graduate of the Sibelius Academy, where he studied the organ, church music and conducting...
at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music...
. In May 2004 he graduated from Munich’s Musikhochschule as conducting student of Bruno Weil
Bruno Weil
Bruno Weil is a symphonic conductor. He is principal guest conductor of Tafelmusik, the period-instrument group based in Toronto, Music Director of the Carmel Bach Festival in California, and artistic director of the period-instrument festival "Klang und Raum" in Irsee, Bavaria...
and shortly afterwards was appointed Music Director of the Georgian Chamber Orchestra.
In 2003/2004, was appointed Assistant Conductor to Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer is a Hungarian conductor and composer. Born in Budapest into a Jewish musical family, Fischer initially studied piano, violin, cello and composition in Budapest...
with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra was formed in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, with musicians "drawn from the cream of Hungary's younger players", as The Times put it...
where he acquired a large repertoire and conducted many performances.
Further conducting engagements include concerts and recordings with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Basel and Lucerne Symphony Orchestras, Bavarian State Opera, KBS Radio Orchestra Seoul, Belgrade Philharmonic, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Munich Bach Collegium, Bremen Philharmonic as well as Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic.
In November 2007 he made his debut with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1946 by American occupation forces as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester . It was also known as the American Sector Symphony Orchestra...
at Berlin’s Philharmonie. Engagements in 2008/09 lead him to the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Munich Radio Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic and see return visits to the Hungarian National and Bremen Philharmonics.
Ariel Zuckermann is represented by Harrison Parrott Management
External links
- Ariel Zuckermann's official site
- Youtube video clip - Ariel Zuckermann conducting the Israel Philharmonic with Eyal Ein-Habar playing RodrigoJoaquín RodrigoJoaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquis of the Gardens of Aranjuez , commonly known as Joaquín Rodrigo, was a composer of classical music and a virtuoso pianist. Despite being nearly blind from an early age, he achieved great success...
Flute Concerto (3rd Movement). - Youtube video clip - Ariel Zuckermann conducting the Israel Philharmonic with 500 young flautists playing a MinuetMinuetA minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
from SuiteSuiteIn music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet , or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements .In the...
2 of BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. - Youtube video clip - Ariel Zukermann playing the flute with the Israel Philharmonic (and with Eyal Ein-Habar): Bach, Suite 2, BadinerieBadinerieThe badinerie is best known for its designation as the final movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor...
. - Youtube video clip - Ariel Zuckerman conducting the Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt with violinist Alexander Kagan performing the MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
No. 5 violin concerto (part 3). - Ariel Zuckermann's recording at ArkivMusic.com.
- The Hong Kong SinfoniettaHong Kong SinfoniettaThe Hong Kong Sinfonietta is a professional symphony orchestra based in Hong Kong, China. It was established in 1990 by a group of local music graduates. It has always aimed at promoting classical music to the public. The orchestra was reorganized 1999, with Tsung Yeh, an American conductor of...
- Ariel Zuckemann's web page