About me

Immediately after my first clarinet lesson at age seven, my mother brought home a recording of Giora Feidman, the "King of Klezmer." Only months later, my father introduced me to Benny Goodman, the "King of Swing."
While I was supposed to be perfecting my etudes for my lessons, I was actually busy "jamming" with these recordings, trying to mimic these two giants, weaving their voices into my own.
These masters became the soundtrack to my musical upbringing.
Growing up at the intersection of classical discipline and these soulful traditions shaped everything I do. It taught me that music, above all else, must have a voice. I developed my own personal voice centered on soulfulness, songfulness, and an undeniable groove.
Today, my concert programs are a direct reflection of that hybrid world—where Mozart meets Klezmer, Klezmer meets Swing and contemporary works dance with and Folk.

Various Recording Labels I Appear On:
Deutsche Grammophone
Tzadik
Albany Records
Nonsuch
Neos
Soupir Edition

Solo Performances With Orchestras:
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, China
Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Switzerland
Geneva Camerata, Switzerland
Saint Gallen Chamber Orchestra, Switzerland
Medellin Philharmonic, Colombia
Torino Philharmonic, Italy
Richmond Symphony Orchestra, USA
Manhattan Sinfonietta, USA
Jerusalem Symphony, Israel
Israeli Chamber Orchestra
Beer Sheba Sinfonietta, Israel
Simphonette Raanana, Israel

International Festival Performances:
Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Germany
Kissinger Sommer Festival, Germany
Jazz‘N’Klezmer Festival in Paris
Cracow Festival for Jewish Culture, Poland
Unescu Festival in Bucharest, Romania
Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, Switzerland
Biennale in Venice, Italy
Taipei International Festival for the Arts Taiwan

Collaborations With Artists and Composers:
Mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital (venues such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Alter Oper in Frankfurt)
German cabaret singer Ute Lamper
Sax player and composer John Zorn
Pianist and conductor David Greilsammer
Trumpet player Frank London
Violin and oud player Yair Dallal
Elliott Carter
Salvatore Sciarrino
Tristan Murail
Tania Leon
Milton Babbitt
Osvaldo Golijov

Teaching:
Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
Israeli Conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv
Classical master-classes and Klezmer workshops around the world (Medellin Colombia, Ecole Populaire de Musique de Geneve, Musica Scola de Torino, The Buchman Mehta School of Music Tel Aviv)

Education:
The Juilliard School, New York
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP)