136 Yaron Gottfried (b.1968) Yaron Gottfried - conductor, pianist and composer - is a multidisciplinary musician who bridges classical music with contemporary music. Gottfried served as the musical director and chief conductor of the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in 2002-2013 and very successfully presented a unique artistic approach that combines musical styles and arts. Since October 2021, he serves as head of the music school at Ono Academic College. His works, combining diverse musical worlds, are published by the prestigious international sheet music publishing house SIKORSKI, alongside composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina, Arvo Pärt, Shostakovich and others; they are appreciated and performed by many orchestras in Israel and around the world. Gottfried performs with the best orchestras including: the Israel Philharmonic, the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Florence Opera Orchestra Maggio Musicale, the WDR Cologne Radio Orchestra, the China Philharmonic, the Beijing Symphony, the Tbilisi Symphony, the Budapest Concert Orchestra, The Portland Chamber Orchestra and many others; this alongside many concert tours he has held in China. He has artistically managed festivals and concert series, written arrangements for many concerts of leading Israeli artists with the Israel Philharmonic, including Idan Raichel, Yehoram Gaon, Danny Sanderson, Yasmin Levy and more. Gottfried has won awards including: 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize Winner for Composers, the chosen artist of the Foundation for Cultural Excellence for the years 2003-2007, a member of the prestigious MacDowell Artist Center in the USA and winner of first prize for conducting as part of the Young Artist Week. Gottfried founded the track for composition, arrangement and conducting at the Rimon School which he headed between 2013-2021. As a jazz pianist he has performed with many well-known international artists including: Eddie Daniels, Eddie Gomez, Didier Lockwood, Dave Liebman, Ira Sullivan, Billy Hart, Georgie Fame, Randy Brecker, Jeff Berlin and many others. Israeli Composers
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