Lecturers Staff

Rafi Kadishzon is a pianist, conductor and composer.  His works and arrangements have been performed by orchestras by world-famous conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Gary Bertini and others. Kadishzon won the Film Composer Award for the music he composed for classic films like “Fantasy on a Romantic Theme” and “Late Summer Blues”. He also won the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers in Israel (AKUM) Prize for Theater Music and the Prime Minister’s Prize for Composers.  Kadishzon regularly conducts leading orchestras in Israel and abroad. He wrote music for hundreds of plays, films, ballets and TV programs that have been presented in Israel and Europe.

Kima has a doctorate from the University of Florida in the field of classical composition. In his musical works, Kima explores the aesthetic principles of classical Arabic music. He leads the “Prelude to Peace” project, an album and performance, in collaboration with Jewish, Muslim and Christian musicians.

Zakh is a musician, instrumentalist, arranger and producer who has created numerous successful albums and songs (for artists such as Miri Mesika, Aya Korem, Danny Robas, Roni Dalumi). He is an accomplished musical producer and arranger for television, theater and cinema.

Segal is a graduate of the Berklee College Of Music in Boston and has worked as one of the leading recording and sound technicians in Israel for many years. He has recorded many albums and songs, which have left a mark on Israeli music history (including works by Yoni Rechter, Shem Tov Levy, Uzi Hitman and others).

Adina Feldman hails from New York — the heart of the music industry. Adina has performed in numerous musical theater productions as a vocalist, dancer, and actress (most often as a principal), special events, on television and radio (including voiceovers) and at high profile venues. She has been called on to perform for prestigious State events, including performing the “Star Spangled Banner” for former US President Barack Obama during his visit to Israel. She has produced three of her own critically acclaimed shows: A Tribute to New York, Coming Home, and Collage of a Woman.

Adina Chairs the Vocal Performance Major at Ono Music Academic College, where she also teaches advanced courses in song presentation and movement for the stage and directs and choreographs the acclaimed Musicals Ensemble. She has served on the faculty of Hebrew University and the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem and has worked for many years as the choreographer of Beit Hillel Theater Workshop and as the Musical Director and Songwriter for the acclaimed show “Mikva the Musical” which has performed in Israel and toured in the USA. She serves as a vocal coach to many private students, conducts workshops and teaching residency courses, and continues to hold key positions for a myriad of theatre productions. For the past couple of years she has been a guest lecturer at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Adina’s three albums (Here You Are, Just a Girl, and Songs for Two) reflect the expanse of her diverse vocal and songwriting capabilities in Pop, Country, Jazz/Cabaret, and Adult Contemporary. Her anthem “Just a Girl” gained worldwide radio attention and “Pray for You” became a source of comfort for those missing loved ones who are far from home.

Adina holds a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre-Dance and a Master of Arts in Arts in Higher Education from New York University. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.

Holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in  Piano Performance from the Academy of Music in Jerusalem and TEMPLE University in Philadelphia, United StateHer thesis “Two Nations in Your Womb”:
Stylistic Duality in Clara Wick-Shuman’s Piano Music   was  part of a President’s Scholarship for PH.D. students at Bar Ilan University.
Currently a lecturer at Levinsky College, and the head of the Music department at Ben Zvi High School in Kiryat Ono.

Over the years, Joca has presented his music at venues and festivals worldwide, and has collaborated in performances and recordings with renowned artists from different countries, like; Naná Vasconcelos, João Donato, Jaques Morelenbaum, Armandinho (Brazil); Paquito D’Rivera (Cuba), Edmar Castaneda (Colombia), Vincent Segal (France), Mayra Andrade and The Mendes Brothers (Cape Verde), and more.

His first solo album Entreventos was released in 2006 by the known Brazilian label Lumiar Discos and his second solo album Manso Balanço won great reviews by Billboard Brazil magazine, and was elected to the top 10 albums of 2014 by israeli-newspaper Haaretz.
Currently Joca is releasing his third solo album -RIO ALEGRE (Biscoito Fino label) , comprised of original sambas composed by Joca and the legendary Brazilian poet Delcio Carvalho.

Some of the highlights of Joca’s performances includes Virada Cultural São Paulo in Brazil, Aarhus Jazz Festival (Denmark), Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel) , Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival, Punta del Este Jazz Festival in Uruguay, St. Petersburg International Jazz Festival, Projeto Ponte Cultural in Angola, and ElbJazz Festival in Hamburg as a special guest of the NDR Big Band.

In Israel, Joca has worked as a member of The Idan Raichel Project; is a co-founder of the Tucan Trio, and has collaborated in recordings and performances with top artists like Yoni Rechter, Matti Caspi, Arik Einstein, The Israel Philarmonic Orchestra, The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Ester Ofarim, Ivri Lider, Miky Gabrielov and more.

born in Israel, where, at an early age, he began his musical education studying piano, French horn, and guitar.
In 1974, he was awarded a scholarship by the American-Israeli Cultural Foundation for studies overseas.

He studied at the Royal College of Music in London, specializing in conducting, composition, and classical guitar. He completed the conducting course with distinction, winning both the Sir Adrian Boult Conducting Prize and the Sir Theodor Stier Prize.

During this time, he also participated in master classes in conducting led by Maestro Franco Ferrara in Siena, Italy, and Leonard Bernstein in Jerusalem.

In the summer of 1979, Mr. Salomon won first prize in the conducting competition held by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Two weeks later, he also won first prize in the prestigious international conducting competition in Besançon, France.

This success led to invitations from all the major orchestras in Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra.

In France, he conducted orchestras such as Pays de Loire, Philharmonique de Radio France, Île-de-France, Nancy, National de France, Philharmonique de Lorraine, and Côte d’Azur.

In September 1980, Mr. Salomon received a last-minute call to replace Robert Craft at the famous Berlin Festival. The concert was a great success and led to invitations from orchestras such as RAI of Milan, Palermo Opera, Basque Symphony, Südwestfälische Philharmonie, Symphony of Asturias, Helsinki Philharmonic, Shetland Symphony, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC, City Sinfonia of London, Northern Sinfonia of England, Chamber Orchestra of Florence, Radio Symphony of Berlin, Stockholm Opera, Brazilian Symphony, Concepción Symphony, Bogotá Philharmonic, Symphony of Petrobras in Rio, Camerata Strumentale di Milano, Bamberg Symphony, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony, Stuttgart Opera, Gothenburg Symphony, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, Presidential Symphony of Ankara, Milano Classica, New Zealand Symphony, and others.

Between 1984 and 1990, Mr. Salomon was Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the Gävleborg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden.
From 1993 to 1999, he served as Musical Director of the Israel Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra.

In addition, Mr. Salomon was the Principal Conductor of the Macedonia Philharmonic Orchestra between 1994–1996.
From 1995 to 2003, he was the Principal Conductor and Musical Director of the Vogtland Philharmonie in Germany.

With that orchestra, he opened the Spring Festival in Prague (1996) with a highly acclaimed performance of Bruckner’s 3rd Symphony and toured extensively in China and Spain. He also accompanied violin virtuoso Ruggiero Ricci on his German tour for his 80th birthday celebration.

Mr. Salomon recorded with the Vogtland Philharmonie all the music for piano and orchestra by Clara Schumann, with pianist Elena Margolina, as well as the Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra by Robert Schumann, featuring the renowned horn quartet of the Gewandhaus Orchestra from Leipzig.

He records regularly for an Austrian label, working with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, the Jerusalem Symphony, Vienna Musikverein, Vienna Radio Symphony, and more.

Between 2003–2005, Mr. Salomon was the Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the Musica Nova Consort.
Between 2003–2008, he served as Artistic Director of the Musica Sacra Festival in Nazareth.

From 2005 onward, Mr. Salomon was Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the Israel Sinfonietta – Beer Sheva, and later served as Principal Guest Conductor.

In addition to his classical work, Maestro Salomon is highly dedicated to projects in world music, jazz, and pop. He has collaborated with artists such as bandoneon virtuoso Raul Jaurena, Bulgarian kaval player Theodosii Spassov, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, klezmer legend Giora Feidman, flamenco guitarist Baldo Olier, oud master Yair Dalal, percussion duo Percadu, the Platinum Jazz Quartet, and world music clarinetist David Krakauer.

Holds a Doctorate in Music from Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York, and a Master’s degree in Classical Guitar from the Manhattan School of Music. His performances and compositions have earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious Andrés Segovia Prize in Spain, the Artists International Award, and the Lilian Fuchs Prize for chamber music, among others.

Lev performs with leading soloists and ensembles, including soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, the Mivos String Quartet, mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, and many others.

He Studied Composition and conducting and V. Cello at the Rubin academy of music with Prof. Abel Erlich and V. Cello with Zvi Harel. Later he continued his studies of V. Cello with Peter Willy (Beaux Art Trio) and conducting with Michael Chary at The Mannes college of music in New York and completed his doctorate degree from The Julliard School of music.
He was awarded The Israeli music institute award, Yale Chamber music festival fellowship, Aspen Music Festival Scholarship, Albert Szirmai Scholarship, and Henry Mancini Fellowship. His works had been performed In Israel, United States and Europe in concerts held by The Aspen Music Festival Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, The Israeli composers league, Musica Nova, The Tel Aviv chamber Music Society series of concerts 1998-2008, The Tel Aviv International Biennale of contemporary music 2000 and 2002. He was commissioned and performed by performers such as Rivka Golani, Marc Johnson of Vermeer String Quartet, Aviv string Quartet, Aims music festival –Barcelona, Beer Sheva Sinfonietta, Opole Philharmonic, Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Ensemble Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Symphonie, “Emerant” String Quartet, Contempo music festival, “kfar Bloom” music festival, Tel Aviv soloists ensemble, and others.
Alex Wasserman conducted most of Israel important orchestras. He currently serves as conductor of The Rimon School Choir and as Composition lecturer and also Teaches at the Music department of Ono college of music. For ten years he served as the music director of the Tel Aviv Chamber Music society and was the founder and music director of the Ramat Gan Symphony Orchestra.

Gabay holds a PhD in Music Theory from Tel Aviv University in collaboration with the City University of New York, under the supervision of Carl Schachter. She teaches musicianship and analysis alongside pianist Murray Perahia in the Outstanding Pianists Program at the Jerusalem Music Centre (Mishkenot Sha’ananim).

In addition, she lectures at Tel Aviv University, where she also serves as Head of the Teacher Certification Program in Music.

Uri started playing guitar when he was 13 and went on to study Classical Guitar with Haim Asulin and some classes in Composition with Dr. yinam Leef at the Jerusalem Academy of music.
Uri had won twice the cultural American-Israeli fund award for playing classical guitar

After graduating the Academy Uri decided to go for jazz. He traveled to N.Y.C to study with John Abercrombie and to play with local bands.
After playing with an N.Y.U leading group, Uri decided to travel back home to Israel, where, he believed, was the right place to write his music.
Graduated his Masters degree in composition under the supervision of prof’ Gideon lewinson and prof’ betty Olivero in the department of music Bar Ilan university .

1995 (MCI) 1st Album ” Every think you asked for” with best local jazz players in Israel.

2002 (self production) 2nd Album “Origins” granted him the participation in the 2002 Jazz Red Sea Festival.

2007, 2009 Uri and his group performed with new original tunes in the International Jazz Festival held in Tel-Aviv.

2009 released his 3rd Album, Dou with Tony Pancella ” Different like two drops of water” and participated in International Jazz Festival held in Tel-Aviv in feb2010.

2011 performing at the 6th Guitar Festival, jazz Bossa nova arrangements with Netanya chamber orchestra conducted by Ronen Nisan.

As a composer, uri wrote during 2011 a concerto for viola & string orchestra, performed by Haifa symphony in may 2012 .The concerto combines classical music, jewish elements and middle east music.

2014 performing in the United States from coast to coast with Viola Concerto played by Haifa Symphony Orchestra.

2017Jan’ A concert of Original Guitar concerto with Ramat Gan string orchestra, conducted By Aviv Ron and played by Uri Bracha as a soloist.

2017: winning a scholarship from minister of culture for recording the 4th original Album- “Dance of Life”.

Yossi Harsonski – Music, recommendations and critique.
Uri Bracha – Dance of Life (Independent production, December 2017) Almost Classic/cross over, Jazz music.
The fourth album of the guitarist Uri Bracha and his quartet accomplish a vision of multicultural music using his special sound on guitar and his original compositions. Bracha is open up as a multicolored fan to create a musical melting pot that contain Brazil, Flamenco with eastern and western elements. This is a unique blend of middle eastern music with Brazilian rhythms, played with classical, Flamenco and electrical guitar. Jazz meets world music and vice-versa. Inseparable from the fresh wind that blows in the music, Uri Bracha is an outcome of melodic music, delicate improvisation and the instrumental colors.

2018 July, perform in Elma Center of Arts with Uri Bracha Quintet

2018 Invited with his group to perform in Dublin Irland.

2019 feb’ Played in Eilat International jazz festival – uri bracha quintet

2019 Oct’ perform with quartet at the movie Festival in Haifa

2020 feb’ perform as a conductor & musical director with Givataim
youth Big Band, at the BigBand Coference, of Israel.
2022 oct’ performs in Berlin at Shlot club and in Jazz festival in polin in a town called Kosjalin with Givataim Big Band .

Operating at the heart of the music industry, blending artistic vision with business acumen.
He is involved in several ventures across the music and business sectors, with over a decade of experience in album production, artist branding, and consulting for industry professionals.

As the founder of Introspection Studio, Shahar works with artists from Israel and around the world to create deep, authentic albums, with a focus on developing a unique artistic language and building sustainable careers.

In parallel, he lectures on business entrepreneurship for musicians at leading colleges in Israel, sharing the knowledge, tools, and experience he has gained over the years.

Shahar specializes in personal and professional mentoring for artists — from developing a vision and strategic planning to executing meaningful, precise, and impactful moves.

He believes that vision and atmosphere are the most important elements in creation. The tools and techniques will come along the way. Stay focused and true to yourself — and everything will fall into place.

Ofer holds an MA degree in Jazz Performance from Queens College NY and has also studied at the New-School NY and attended the prestigious BMI workshop for jazz composers.

As a saxophone and multi-wind instrumentalist Ofer is an active performer in the jazz and pop scene in Israel and abroad. He has played, amongst others, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, numerous big bands and small groups, and with leading Israeli singers such as Ilanit,  Yoni Rechter, Dorit Reuveni, Yehoram Gaon, Rona Kenan, Efrat Gosh, Kobi Peretz and others. He has appeared in most major festivals in Israel such as The Red Sea Jazz Festival, The Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival, The Israel Festival, The Piano Festival and others and has played in numerous theater productions as well as with the Broadway production of the musical Chicago.

Ofer is also a jazz composer/arranger and has released two jazz albums to date, the first under the Israeli JazzIs label (2010) and the second under the NYC based label Gut String Records (2020) which received rave reviews in the jazz community in Israel and abroad.  

Graduate of Beit-Zvi, the Academy of Performing Arts. In 2006–2007, with the support of a special grant from Maestro Daniel Barenboim, she studied opera in Berlin and performed the role of Nanetta in Verdi’s Falstaff to rave reviews from the German press.

In 2011 she appeared in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen with the Haifa Symphony conducted by Noam Sheriff. Throughout her career, she has performed with leading orchestras such as the Westchester Philharmonic of New York, the Berlin Symphony, the Italian Symphony, the Bangkok Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic and the Jerusalem Camerata. She has sung under the baton of renowned conductors including Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Noam Sheriff, Avner Biron, Arie Vardi, Andres Mustonen, Lior Shambadal, Frederic Chaslin, Yaron Gottfried and others. Her performances have taken her from Israel to the United States, Russia, China, Thailand, England, France, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Belgium, Germany, Finland and Estonia.

Alongside her stage career, Keren has recorded several albums. In 2006 she released her first CD of songs by Mordechai Zeira with Rafi Kadishson and Dan Ettinger, followed in 2007 by Dark Am I, featuring a fantasy on The Song of Songs by Ella Milch-Sheriff. In 2010 she collaborated with horn player Alon Reuven and pianist Yoni Farhi on Horn Quest, released in Great Britain. In 2013 she recorded her fourth CD with Moshe Zorman and Asaf Roth, In The High Windows. In 2017 she released two more albums: Songs of Wine & Love by Josef Bardanashvili with the Israel Camerata, and Nigun with Daniel Akiva. In 2019 she released DE-GA by Tal-Haim Samnon.

Keren has also appeared on stage in dramatic works. She performed in Hanoch Levin’s Requiem and in the opera And the Rat Laughed by Ella Milch-Sheriff and Nava Semel at the Cameri Theater. She portrayed Job’s wife in Job by Yossi Yzraely alongside Sasson Gabai at the Incubator Theater. At the Tzavta Theatre she played Michal and Batsheva alongside Eli Gorenstein in David in Love by Yehoshua Sobol and Ayala Asherov. At the Hebrew Theater she portrayed the daughter of Shoshana Demari in Or, and Roni Leibovitch’s wife in the musical Haofnobank.

Keren Hadar is the winner of the Schloss Rheinsberg Kammeroper Singing Competition in Germany, and an Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (ICExcellence) chosen artist.

Photo: Daniel Tchetchik

Singer, actress, voice actor, narrator, pianist, and host. She studied acting and theater at Tel Aviv University and trained in opera. She is a graduate of the Israeli Conservatory of Music with highest honors and completed studies in Broadway Musical performance in New York.

Shapira has voiced most of Disney’s leading characters, including Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Bambi, and many more. She has starred in numerous leading roles in musicals in Israel and abroad, including The Sound of Music, Annie, Little Shop of Horrors, My Fair Lady, and others.

She performs and sings with major orchestras in Israel and internationally, including the London Symphony Orchestra at Wembley.

Barkan has over 20 years of experience teaching music across the entire educational spectrum, from kindergarten to higher education. She develops unique music curricula, leads teacher training workshops for the Ministry of Education, and has founded and managed numerous distinctive music programs throughout Israel.

Guitarist, composer, music producer, historian, and cultural researcher. He holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in American history, cultural studies, and popular music. His research focuses on the relationship between popular music, history, and cultural studies.

Katorza has produced singles and albums for artists including Eyal Shechter, Sharon Holzman, and projects featuring Alma Zohar, Efrat Gosh, and many others. He is also the author of numerous books, including Tomorrow Never Knows – Rock in the 20th Century, Pink Floyd – Breaking the Wall, Unknown Noises – Punk, Post-Punk and New Wave, and Stairway to Heaven: Jews, Blacks, and the American Music Revolution.

Argov has performed on recordings by Matti Caspi and Yoni Rechter, as well as in theater productions and successful musicals including West Side Story, Les Misérables, King Solomon, and Shlomi the Shoemaker, among others.

He was the first to introduce the Sibelius notation software to Israel, which he teaches and provides support for. Argov has also published numerous music books, including works by Naomi Shemer, Sasha Argov, Arie Lebanon, Shimon Cohen, Telma Eligon, Nurit Hirsch, and others.

Avia teaches and uses different techniques such as Bel Canto for classical music, Belting Voice for Jazz, Rock Ethnic music and more styles using her vast experience.
Avia came up with her own unique holistic singing method which is called “The Voice of the Letters”
This method combines body sensation based on sensory phonetics and mindfulness in order to achieve excellent body memory.
Avia runs voice and singing workshops all over the country.
She teaches 4th year Speech Therapy students in Ono Academic College and collaborates with Dr. Yael Manor.
Avia partnered with the Neurology Department, with head of speech therapy Dr’ Manor at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv and has worked with Parkinson’s patients. Avia managed a singing group helping them improve their speech capabilities.
Avia has also established teacher training program where she teaches her method to aspiring voice teachers. She is a member of the Israeli Voice Association.
Performance Experience:
Present time: Performs in a program called “From Yemen to Broadway”
Avia performed as a soprano singer in the Israel Philharmonic Choir which performed in concerts and operas together with the Philharmonic Orchestra in Israel and abroad and is a member of the Israeli Voice Association
Education:
Midreshet Sde Boker, Majored in teaching studies.
Was mentored by the late great voice master Professor Mira Zakai.
Honors:
Won the honorable AICF creative excellence grant from the Sharett Foundation.

Lyricist, songwriter, and publicist. Has written numerous songs for successful artists, including Rami Kleinstein, Gali Atari, Dana Berger, David Levi, Dan Toren, Corinne Allal, and many others. Awarded the Ministry of Education’s Lyricist of the Year (2005) and the ACUM Life Achievement Award in the field of Hebrew song (2012), named after Ehud Manor.

Mor has accompanied various artists on keyboards in different performances and studio recordings. He has collaborated with artists such as Rita, Rotem Cohen, Guy Mazig, Shlomo Gronich, Narkis, Yishai Ribo, Omer Adam, and more. As a musical producer, he has produced singles for many artists, including “Tzoneach Lema’ala” and “Toda She’Bat L’Chayai” by singer Kobi Aflalo, “Eten Lach” by Eyal Golan, “Margish” and “Mekomot Yafim” by Rotem Cohen, and others. Mor is a musical producer, organizing performances for numerous artists, including Kobi Aflalo’s “Marot,” Rotem Cohen’s “El HaOlam Shelcha” and “Lo Dimyanti,” and a special show in honor of International Women’s Day featuring leading Israeli female artists such as Rita, Sarit Hadad, Yardena Arazi, Gali Atari, Dikla, Nasreen Qadri, Shiri Maimon, and more. Mor creates music using Ableton software, producing music for performances by Yishai Ribo, Roi Zoaartz, Guy Zoaartz, Zehava Ben, and others. Additionally, Mor teaches students music production using the software.

A graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he graduated with honors. He is a recipient of the Gottsman Prize for singers and was awarded one of the Top Ten Recordings of 2016 by the prestigious Gramophone magazine.

D’Or performs extensively in concert halls, oratorios, and recitals, records for the international label Naxos, and released an album in collaboration with Israeli pianist Dan Deutsch, for which he received the ZDF Prize for contributions to classical music culture in Germany.

Dr. Morad holds a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology and is a researcher of music and culture. He is also an editor and presenter for Kan Tarbut, Kan 88, Kol HaMusica, and Reshet Bet of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.

He lectures on music and communication, presents at international conferences, and has published academic articles, contributed chapters to numerous books, and authored three books in the field of ethnomusicology.

Affiliated to NCVS (National Center of Voice and Speech, Utah), currently based in Israel. Author of “LEV – Learn to Evaluate Voice” that will soon be released in English, Founder of the Israeli Voice Association (organization for voice professionals from the medical fields and the arts). She is one of the first 14 recognized vocologists worldwide by PAVA (PAVA-RV) and a certified vocologist (National Center for Voice and Speech). She holds diplomas from multiple vocal techniques and is currently working on her MA in voice pedagogy.

She developed teacher training programs for some of the organizations she served and developed her own teacher training program that is high in demand – the LEV course. Aramat has presented at voice events in the US, UK, and Canada (PAVA, Voice Foundation, ViP) and has produced international and local events, online or in-person, for singers and voice professionals. Aramat’s main styles of teaching include CCM and Musical Theater. She is known for her empowering and welcoming approach, while being committed to science, research, and excellence both from her students and from herself.

Among many collaborations, she established the PAVA chapter in Israel (Pan American Vocology Association). She was Education Director for 3 years and an active board member for “VIP – Vocology in Practice.” This followed a couple of years representing “IVA – Institute for Vocal Advancement,” and she spent almost 7 years on certifications in “SLS – Speech Level Singing.” Aramat also trained in various courses of different methods such as Estill, Laryngeal Manipulation, and many more.

With over a decade of experience in brand management and innovative marketing strategies. Nadav leads the careers of leading Israeli and international artists, including Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai, among others.

In parallel with artist management, he serves as a Senior Manager in the IDF Productions Unit, overseeing teams of hundreds of soldiers and directing artistic productions for the IDF and various state events. In this role, Nadav combines creative thinking with high-level managerial skills, implementing a holistic approach that ensures every detail is aligned to maximize the success of the brand.

Nadav holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Communication, Marketing, and Digital Strategy from Ono Academic College. Recognized as an industry leader, he has exceptional talent in identifying and nurturing artists, successfully elevating them to global recognition and high-quality international opportunities in collaboration with major record labels and agencies such as Disney, BMG, and WME.

A student of Esther Narkis and Prof. Alexander Volkov; he completed his undergraduate studies under Prof. Eitan Globerson at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

He pursued his master’s degree under the guidance of Prof. Michael Boguslavsky at the Jerusalem Academy and continued to earn a Doctorate at Stony Brook University, studying with Gilbert Kalish and chamber music with members of the Emerson Quartet.

An active chamber pianist, Slapak’s concert repertoire combines solo piano works with diverse chamber music genres, including art songs, piano four-hands, two-piano works, and pieces from the canon of piano and string chamber literature. Over the years, he has collaborated with prominent artists in Israel and abroad.

In parallel with his performance career, he teaches extensively at conservatories and at the university level, focusing on piano and chamber music. He is also deeply engaged in tonal music analysis, particularly Schenkerian analysis and formal theory.

Another aspect of his musical work involves making art music accessible through guided concerts for the general public.

Senior Music Director with over 20 years of experience in the music industry. A graduate of IMM Paris in Music Management and Strategy, he currently serves as the Music Director for Channel 13.

Hitman works closely with leading artists in the industry, providing up-to-date career strategies for 2025. Among the artists he has collaborated with are Noa Kirel, Eden Alene, Shir Zohar, Shira Margalit, Roy Sandler, AnnB, and others. Recently, he guided Yuval Raphael to victory in The Next Star and toward representing Israel at Eurovision 2025.

Previously, he served as Music Director and casting consultant on X Factor Israel, was a musical advisor for Israel’s Got Talent, and wrote songs for artists including Miri Mesika, Shimon Buskila, and others. In addition, he conducts professional workshops, provides personal guidance to musicians, and mentors social media stars with millions of views, including the Cooper and Nofar Batat sisters.

Over the past year, he has performed on major stages in Israel, including the Tel Aviv Culture Hall and the main show of Pride Month in Ra’anana, in a joint performance with Korin Allal.

Photography: Uzi George

Salomon studied music at the Rubin Conservatory and has a background in classical music studies.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous artists, including Shlomo Artzi, Aviv Geffen, Israel Gurion, Riki Gal, Rockfour, Dana Adini, and Daniela Spector. He was the pianist and arranger for the Israeli-British ensemble Blackfield.

Salomon has composed music for theater in Israel and London, as well as for films and television. His second album, Rabot HaDrachim (2005), achieved Gold status. He received the “Best Musician” award at the Haifa Children’s Theater Festival and the Golden Feather award from ACUM for Best Composer for his first album.

He wrote theme songs for films including The Secrets, Someone to Run With, Hakapot, and Shoshana, the Central Pioneer, as well as for television series such as Mother’s Day, Friends, Ran Quartet, and many others.

Photography: Gil Shani

Lecturer for Jingles in the Music Industry, Music Consultant, Producer, and Artist Manager. She is also a legal advisor specializing in copyright law and a partner in Loud & Clear, a company providing music consulting and clearance services for advertising and television.

In 2000, Tal began his undergraduate studies in conducting at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, where he specialized in arranging. Following his studies, he sang in numerous choirs, including the Israeli Opera Choir, the Gary Bertini Israeli Choir, the New Vocal Ensemble, Collegium Tel Aviv, the Adi Choir, and many others.

He has arranged and conducted for numerous orchestras in Israel, including the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, Simphonia Ra’anana, Simphonia Be’er Sheva, and the Ramat Hasharon Symphony Orchestra. Since its founding in 2013, he has conducted Vocalocity as well as a light choir in Tel Aviv.

Tal also runs a small home studio where he composes, records, edits, and produces recordings and music videos. Since joining HaShminiya in 2006 as a tenor, he has also contributed numerous arrangements for the ensemble.

She graduated with highest honors with a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv.
Shifrin lived for about a year in Vienna, where she specialized in classical singing, and for about two years in New York, where she focused on acting and musical theater.

Karin regularly performs on opera, theater, and concert stages in Israel and abroad. She performed in various roles with the Israeli Opera and as a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra as early as age 24.

Today, Karin is the founder of onlinesinginglesson.com, a professional online singing school that teaches her unique method worldwide.
She is a vocal coach and lecturer at Ono Academic College, a vocal coach at Habima Theater, the Hebrew Theater, the Cameri Theater, and at her private studio in Ramat Gan.

Irit Stark performed in her native land, Israel, and around the world
She sang with: Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival
Orchestra, London Soloist Chamber Orchestra and Tel Aviv Soloists Ensamble.
She gave numerous chamber recitals in venues such as: Jerusalem Theater, Berliner
DOM, Liszt Ferenc Zeneakademia in Budapest, The Israel Philharmonic chamber
hall, Tel Aviv Museum of Arts, Mishkenot Shaananim Music Centre in Jerusalem,
Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, international Embassies in Tel Aviv, Paris, London and
Berlin. And many more.

Ms. Stark won several international awards for her singing:
America Israel Cultural Foundation Award,
Royal Northern College of Music Entrance Award
International Vocal Arts Institute Award.

Ms. Stark received her Bachelor degree in Music with distinction at the Rubin
Academy of Music in the class of Mrs. Bibiana Goldental, followed by Post
Graduate Opera studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Her prominent teachers includes: Mrs. Renata Scotto, Mr. Walter Berry,
Mrs. Nelly Miricioiu, Tamar Rachum and Prof. Vera Rozsa.
Irit articipated regularly at the I.V.A.I international opera summer workshops in Tel
Aviv and took part in filmed master classes with Franco Zeffirelli and Prof. Hilde
Zadek.

Ms. Stark studied acting at the Nissan Nativ studio and in Morley college in London.
She learned Flamenco Dance in Granada. And created the “Flamenco Opera
Fusion” performance.

Alongside her singing career, She has been teaching singing in various styles,
ranging from classical through music theater to Pop / RnB / Soul.
Among her students active performers, actors and singer-songwriters, TV
reality singing competitions participants as well as avid amateurs.
Irit Stark teaches at the Nissan Nativ acting studio and at the Ono Academy
Music School.

He has performed as a solo pianist with all major symphony orchestras in Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He completed his studies at the École Normale de Musique in Paris and the Manhattan School of Music in New York.

He has served as musical director and conductor for numerous musicals, including The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, Yentl, Kazablan, My Fair Lady, Evita, Les Misérables, and many more. He has composed music for countless theater productions across Israel, including Nora, As You Like It, Hamlet, Ghetto, Yirmah, A Month in the Country, Anna Karenina, Three Sisters, The Rebels, Mikveh, A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya, Horses on Geha Road, Black Box, and many others.

He has received numerous awards, including the ACUM Prize and the Meir Margalit Prize for theatrical composition. He founded the Israeli Theater Orchestra, specializing in performances of works related to theater, and together with Dror Keren created the show Ishl and Romantchka based on a text by Hanoch Levin. He has composed music for many of Hanoch Levin’s plays, including Ashkava, Those Who Walk in the Dark, The Work of Life, and The Crybabies, among others.

It is impossible to describe jazz music in Israel without mentioning his name. He is considered one of the pioneers of jazz in Riga, and after immigrating to Israel, he became one of the leading figures in the field here as well. He received his musical education at the Joseph Stalin Music Academy in the former Soviet Union.

Throughout his career, he performed extensively with some of Israel’s leading artists, including Yehoram Gaon, Edna Goren, Chava Alberstein, and others.

In 1971, he joined a band that became one of the pioneering jazz ensembles in Israel. The group, founded at the request of Arik Einstein, was called HaPlatina. Its style was jazz fusion, and together with drummer Aharon Kaminsky and wind instrumentalist/arranger Roman Konsman, he performed extensively, accompanied many artists, and participated in recordings of albums by Tiki Dayan, Esther Ofarim, and others.

Goldin is a graduate of the Rimon School of Music, holds an M.Mus. from the Mannes School of Music in New York, and studied interdisciplinary music at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. He performs with HaMahapecha Orchestra and in musicals including Billy Schwartz, West Side Story, Zeh Ani, and others.

Ladin studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and the Drummers Collective in New York, where he performed and recorded with jazz, funk, fusion, and reggae ensembles, including collaborations with Dave Liebman and Lou Soloff.

In Israel, he has performed and recorded with leading artists such as Shlomo Artzi, Yehudit Ravitz, Riki Gal, Yoni Rechter, Berry Sakharof, Danny Sanderson, Lior Narkis, Alon Olearchik, Guri Alfi, and others. He has also played in musicals and theater productions including Mary Lou, Walk to the End, Brothers in Blood, Les Misérables, and more.

Active in the jazz scene, Ladin led the bands B’rit Mikhdal and Moadon Chaverim and directed the ensemble Mekorot Yodei-Davar. He has performed at the Eilat Jazz Festival, Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, and Israel Festival. He is the author of two textbooks on polyrhythms, approved by the Royal Academy of Music in London and Berklee College of Music.

חגית צ’לנית ישראלית בכירה, בעלת קריירה ארוכת שנים. בהיותה נערה ניגנה וריאציות רוקוקו של צ’ייקובסקי עם התזמורת הסימפונית באר שבע ומאז היא מופיעה בארץ ובעולם כצ’לנית ראשונה עם תזמורות רבות ובהן, התזמורת הסימפונית של ניו ג’רזי, תזמורת האקדמיה למוסיקה של פרנקפורט בגרמניה, תזמורת פונטנבלו בצרפת, התזמורת הקאמרית של האופרה NYU, Manhattan Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra New Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra ורבות אחרות. חגית ניגנה עם גדולי האמנים: פנחס צוקרמן, מארק נייקרוג, שלמה מינץ, לוקאס פוס ועוד. היא תלמידתם של יהודה חנני ב Peabody Institute, בולטימור, וברנרד גרינהאוס ב New England Conservatory , בוגרת האקדמיה למוסיקה בתל אביב, בוגרת תואר שני למוסיקה של בית הספר ג’וליארד, ניו יורק, בוגרת Post Graduate Studies Program עם טימותי אדי ב Mannes College, ניו יורק.

A graduate of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire in Georgia, where he earned his Master’s degree, Dr. Bardanashvili has held numerous cultural and academic positions throughout his distinguished career. He served as Deputy Minister of Culture in Adjara, Director of the Batumi College of Music, and lectured at both the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and the Batumi College of Music alongside his creative work.

Shortly after immigrating to Israel, he was appointed Composer-in-Residence with the Ra’anana Symphonette Orchestra and later with the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion. Today, Bardanashvili is a member of the academic faculty at several music institutions across Israel.

Over the course of his career, he has composed nearly 100 works, including four operas such as Journey to the End of the Millennium and The Dybbuk (Between Two Worlds). His music has been performed by leading orchestras in Israel and abroad, and he has also written extensively for film and theater.

Bardanashvili has received numerous awards both in his native Georgia and in Israel, among them: the Zakaria Paliashvili Prize for Outstanding Musician (Georgia, 1987), the Prime Minister’s Prize for Composers (2000–2011), “Composer of the Year” at the Israeli Theater Awards (2002–2003), the ACUM Lifetime Achievement Award (2002), and many others.

A graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music, where he studied guitar with Steve Peskoff and composition with Slava Ganelin, Albalak was awarded numerous prizes and scholarships, including the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship, the Jazz Performer Competition, and more.

His wide-ranging and distinctive musical activity spans multiple genres—from jazz, electronic music, psychedelia, and rock, to modern-classical and avant-garde. He is a core member of several acclaimed projects and ensembles, performing in Israel and abroad, including Geshem, Apifera, Big Vicious, and Live Beat Tapes.

For the past two decades, Albalak has collaborated with artists across a variety of mediums such as dance, film, animation, television, theater, video art, and video games. He has worked with many of Israel’s leading musicians and ensembles, among them: Matti Caspi, Shalom Hanoch, Shlomo Gronich, Avishai Cohen, Marina Maximilian Blumin, Shai Maestro, Shlomi Shaban, Shuly Rand, Eli Magen, Shlomo Yidov, the Israel Jazz Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, The Revolution Orchestra, Buttering Trio, Metropolin, and many more.

Awards:

2023 – Jerusalem Film Festival Award for Best Original Score, Daniel Orbach

2021 – Ophir Award for Best Original Score, Legend of Destruction (together with Assaf Talmudi)

with a rich portfolio of works across diverse genres. His center of activity and creative endeavors has been in the music industry in New York, USA since 2010; since 2023, he has been mainly based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Notable collaborations and commissions in Yoav’s career include a symphonic orchestral piece for cantor and shofar that was performed by the Israel Symphony Orchestra on its China tour.

Yoav served as the music director for New York Fashion Week shows, performed for the Ableton One Thing feature series, and was part of the production team for the Ableton Quick Tip Series videos. He wrote music and arrangements for institutions such as the Yaakov Agam Museum and collaborated with pioneering American visual artist Lillian F. Schwartz. Additional collaborations include the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, the Revolution Orchestra, and the NYU Symphony Orchestra.

His compositions have been featured in various festivals and venues around the world, including the Israeli Opera House, CAAFD/New York Fashion Week, Festival de Cannes (Short Film Corner), the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, Music With a View Festival, 92Y Tribeca, Skirball Center (NY), as well as Sounds in the Desert and the Jerusalem Theatre, among others. Shemesh has also contributed music to films screened at over 40 festivals worldwide, including the Aniwow-Beijing Festival and the 25th Interfilm International Short Film Festival in Berlin.

Yoav Shemesh is the recipient of prestigious awards, including the Gertrude Krauss Composition Award, Chana Avni-Yaddor’s Composition Award, the Elmer Bernstein Award in Film Scoring, the Carole Bayer Sager Scholarship in Songwriting, and first prize in the NYU Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition. He also received recognition as the music producer of the 2015 winning album/band at the KSF Award – Original Music First Prize Award and The 48 Hour Film Project.

Yoav Shemesh earned his Bachelor of Arts in Composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and his Master’s degree in Composition, Film Scoring, and Multimedia from New York University (NYU).

Volinez holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Jerusalem Academy of Music, and is also a graduate of the Mannes School of Music | The New School in New York. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, served in the Israeli Air Force Orchestra as an arranger, and later as its conductor and musical director.

He was the longtime bassist for Shlomo Artzi, and has also performed and collaborated with leading Israeli artists including Danny Sanderson, Gidi Gov, Nurit Galron, Shlomo Gronich, and many others.

On the international stage, Volinez has worked extensively with world-renowned jazz musicians such as Dave Liebman, Danny Gottlieb, Donny McCaslin, John Riley, Howard Johnson, Adam Nussbaum, Swiss arranger George Gruntz, and many more.

Brought up in a family with sephardi musical roots from Gibraltar, he began composing and playing the guitar in his teens, and has been committed to developing his own compositional language ever since, always maintaining an open dialogue with his traditions.

Lazarus is the winner of the 2021 Yitzhak Navon prize given by the president of Israel for outstanding work in the field of music traditions. Lazarus is the musical director and co-founder of the Israeli Ladino Orchestra, Renanot. The orchestra has represented Israel at the UN global cultural forum conference in Fez. Lazarus’s symphonic works where premiered by the Israeli Andalucian Orchestra, Ashdod and the Ra’anana Symphony Orchestra, and his chamber works by various performers world wide.

Ariel has been invited to perform in Morocoo, Portugal, Spain, Germany, the USA, France, Luxembourg, Hungary, Gibraltar, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Israel. Lazarus’s recordings where released by the European botique label “Smoothfactor” and has gained critical acclaim by various News Papers, TV and Radio shows (Haaretz, IBA, KAN Tarbut, 88 FM, Neue Westfalishe etc).Lazarus’s work is published by Or-Tav and IMI, Tel Aviv. Lazarus has earned his Ph.D. at the Bar Ilan University, studying composition with Prof. Betty Olivero and Prof. Gideon Lewensohn and conducted research under the supervision of Prof. Edwin Seroussi from the Hebrew University. His PhD thesis touched upon the rare repertouir of the spanish & portuguese dirges (Kinot).

Lazarus has received B.Mus. and M.Mus. diplomas in classical guitar performance and composition from the Oklahoma City University where he studied with American composer Dr. Edward Knight. Lazarus has received awards from the ACUM composers league and Israel’s Pais art council. Lazarus currently holds positions as music lecturer and ensemble director at the Ono music academy,”Givat Washington” academic college.