Yaron Kohlberg, born in Jerusalem in 1983, is the winner of many prestigious international prizes and performs worldwide to critical acclaim. This season you may find him performing in Paris, London, India, the Philippines, Singapore, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Chicago, New York, and at home in Israel.
The world's famous halls including the Kremlin in Moscow, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Salle Cortot and Les Invalides in Paris, the United Nations hall in Geneva, Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and the New Opera House in Oslo have opened their doors to receive this "consummate concert artist, destined to become one of the world's greatest pianists thanks to the brilliance of his playing, his magnificent technique and his passion for music."
In international piano competition, Mr. Kohlberg took second prize in the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition, performing the final round with the Cleveland Orchestra. He earned first prize at the Parnassos International Competition in Monterrey Mexico and the Shostakovich International Competition in Hanover. Additional top prizes in international competition include Andorra, Tivoli in Copenhagen, and the Grieg in Oslo. In Israel, Mr. Kohlberg has won numerous competitions and earned many awards and citations, including regular receipt of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship since 1992.
Soloist appearances with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Strings Festival Orchestra, Amadeus Orchestra in Mexico, and Israel's leading orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem and Haifa Symphony Orchestras, and the Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble have uniformly earned rave reviews. Mr. Kohlberg has played under the baton of Andres Cardenes, Aldo Ceccatto, Dmitri Jablonsky, Roman Kofman, Jahja Ling, Mendi Rodan, Ilan Volkov, and others.
Yaron Kohlberg performs regularly with Bishara Harouny in the highly acclaimed Israeli-Arab piano duo, with the American duo parnas in the Parnas/Kohlberg Trio, and with Danish cellist Toke Moldrup. He has collaborated with leading Israeli chamber music groups including the Ariel String Quartet, Percadu, the Quartet for Contemporary Music, and the Carmel Quartet among others.
Mr. Kohlberg's teachers include Luisa Yoffe, Eitan Globerson, and Arie Vardi. He is a graduate of Tel-Aviv University and holds a master's degree from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. He has served on the jury of national piano competitions in Israel and Mexico.
Yaron Kohlberg
Biography
Yaron Kohlberg, born in Jerusalem in 1983, is the winner of many prestigious international prizes and performs worldwide to critical acclaim. This season you may find him performing in Paris, London, India, the Philippines, Singapore, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Chicago, New York, and at home in Israel.
The world's famous halls including the Kremlin in Moscow, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Salle Cortot and Les Invalides in Paris, the United Nations hall in Geneva, Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and the New Opera House in Oslo have opened their doors to receive this "consummate concert artist, destined to become one of the world's greatest pianists thanks to the brilliance of his playing, his magnificent technique and his passion for music."
In international piano competition, Mr. Kohlberg took second prize in the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition, performing the final round with the Cleveland Orchestra. He earned first prize at the Parnassos International Competition in Monterrey Mexico and the Shostakovich International Competition in Hanover. Additional top prizes in international competition include Andorra, Tivoli in Copenhagen, and the Grieg in Oslo. In Israel, Mr. Kohlberg has won numerous competitions and earned many awards and citations, including regular receipt of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship since 1992.
Soloist appearances with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Strings Festival Orchestra, Amadeus Orchestra in Mexico, and Israel's leading orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem and Haifa Symphony Orchestras, and the Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble have uniformly earned rave reviews. Mr. Kohlberg has played under the baton of Andres Cardenes, Aldo Ceccatto, Dmitri Jablonsky, Roman Kofman, Jahja Ling, Mendi Rodan, Ilan Volkov, and others.
Yaron Kohlberg performs regularly with Bishara Harouny in the highly acclaimed Israeli-Arab piano duo, with the American duo parnas in the Parnas/Kohlberg Trio, and with Danish cellist Toke Moldrup. He has collaborated with leading Israeli chamber music groups including the Ariel String Quartet, Percadu, the Quartet for Contemporary Music, and the Carmel Quartet among others.
Mr. Kohlberg's teachers include Luisa Yoffe, Eitan Globerson, and Arie Vardi. He is a graduate of Tel-Aviv University and holds a master's degree from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. He has served on the jury of national piano competitions in Israel and Mexico.