Eliran Avni
piano

Since making his debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta, pianist Eliran Avni has performed throughout Europe, South America and the United States. He has made numerous recordings for both Israeli and German broadcasting systems and has appeared as a special guest on Israeli television with the Israel Philharmonic.

Born in Israel, Eliran began his musical training at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music studying with Marina Bondarenko. In Israel, he won first prize in both the Clairmont and Rachmaninoff Competitions and has been an annual scholarship recipient of the Israel-America Cultural Foundation since 1989. He served in the Israeli Defense Forces under the special status of "distinguished musician."

A champion of chamber music, Eliran has collaborated with great artists such as Yehuda Hanani, Yehonatan Berick, Jennifer Aylmer, William Sharp and actors Sigourney Weaver and Richard Chamberlain, and has been the featured pianist of both the Hindemith and Brahms Festivals in Germany. Trained by The Young Musician Unit at the Jerusalem Music center, Eliran has studied under Issac Stern, Yo Yo Ma and Maria Curcio.

Eliran received both his BM and MM degrees while studying with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky at The Juilliard School, and has recently completed his DMA degree as a student of both Dr. Kaplinsky and Jerome Lowenthal, by submitting his dissertation entitled: "The Musician's Challenge: Merging Emotion and Structure in Music", advisor, Dr. Carl Schachter.

In September 2006, Eliran recorded the complete piano works of the renowned Israeli composer Avner Dorman at Tanglewood's Ozawa Hall. The recording was produced by Grammy™ Award Winning Producer David Frost, and was released in May 2006 on the Naxos label.

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