Yoel Abadi

Yoel Abadi is a horn player in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the chairman of the management of the orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with the IPO under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta in concerts in Israel…

Yigal Meltzer

Yigal Meltzer has served as Principal Trumpet of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001. He joined the Orchestra in 1991 after studying in New York with leading trumpet players Philip Smith, Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, and James…

Ram Oren

Ram Oren has been Associate Principal Trumpet with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra since 1991. Previously, he was Principal Trumpet with the Israeli Opera Orchestra and Principal with the Jerusalem Symphony, with which he recorded the Arutjunjan Trumpet Concerto. Ram has…

Eran Reemy

Born in Israel, he began piano playing at the age of six and trumpet playing at the age of 12. Studied with Rafi Glazer and Robert Freer (Israeli Philharmonic) and the Thelma Yellin School. He did military service in the…

Yuval Shapiro

Born in Tel Aviv, Yuval began playing the trumpet at age twelve. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces Army Band, he proceeded to study at Tel Aviv University, where he graduated magna cum laude and subsequently received his master’s…

Daniel Mazaki

Daniel Mazaki, Principal Bassoon of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra since 2011, has served as Principal Bassoon of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Cologne Opera Orchestra, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Bonn Chamber Orchestra, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, and Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion….

Carol Patterson

Carol Patterson joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991. Born in Toronto, Canada, Carol was inspired by music teacher, Bob Krueger, to play bassoon in high school. Her studies led her to Indiana University Bloomington, where she was exposed to…

Gad Lederman

Born in Jerusalem, where he began his musical education playing flute and guitar under the guidance of Naomi Miron. At the age of 13, he began bassoon studies with Professor Jimmy Reynolds and continued with Richard Paley. Later he studied…

Yevgeny Yehudin

Yevgeny Yehudin was born into a musical family in the former Soviet Union. As a child, he studied both the piano and the clarinet in his hometown, Minsk, and subsequently graduated from the Minsk Music Academy. During his studies, he…

Jonathan Hadas

Jonathan Hadas was born in Tel Aviv in 1986 and has been Principle Bass Clarinet Player of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra since 2010. He began playing the clarinet at the age of eleven with Sarah Elbaz at the Ramat Gan…

Rashelly Davis

Rashelly Davis was born in Israel in 1960. She graduated from the Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts as a violin major and started playing the clarinet during her service in the Israel Defense Forces Orchestra. After her army…

Ron Selka

Ron Selka, Principal Clarinetist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, has appeared in recitals and chamber music concerts in Europe, the US, and Israel. He has performed as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Zubin…

Dudu Carmel

Dudu Carmel is a winner of the 1996 International Oboe Competition in Toulon, France, and the 1990 François Shapira prize in Israel. He serves as Principal Oboist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and he is a faculty member of the…

Uzi Shalev

Uzi Shalev was born on Kibbutz Ein-Dor in 1961. He studied the bassoon with Walter Meroz, Zeev Dorman, and Mordechai Rechtman. Upon completion of his military service in the Israel Defense Force as an officer, he continued his studies at…

Dmitry Malkin

Dmitry “Dima” Malkin was born in 1976 in Ukraine. He immigrated to Israel with his family at age thirteen. A graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dmitry completed his Master in Orchestral Performance in 2005 at the Manhattan School…

Tamar Narkiss-Melzer

Tamar Narkiss-Melzer started playing the oboe at the age of fifteen. In 1985, she graduated from Tel Aviv University, where she studied with Eliahu Torner, and won first prizes in concerto and chamber music competitions. While staying in the United…

Guy Eshed

Guy Eshed is Principal Flutist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He held the same position with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence Opera House) under Maestro Zubin Mehta, Berlin Staatskapelle under Maestro Daniel Barenboim, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel…

Boaz Meirovitch

Boaz Meirovitch was born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1972. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Tel Aviv University and an Artist Diploma at Indiana University Bloomington. He received a master’s degree from Boston University as a student of Jaques…

Nir Comforty

Nir Comforty is the Assistant Principal Bass Player of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and an active solo and chamber musician. He collaborated with artists such as Tabea Zimmermann, Sergio Azzolini, Chen Halevy, Aviv Quartet, and Jerusalem Quartet. Born in 1976…

Brad Annis

Brad Annis was born and raised in Wisconsin and is a graduate of the Interlochen Art Academy. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Stanford University and a master’s degree in double bass from Indiana University Bloomington, where he…

Omri Weinberger

Omri Weinberger is the band’s freshest bass player. Originally a bass player, he switched to the “acoustic” bass to satisfy his urge for jazz playing. He studied double bass with Teddy Kling, the first bass player of the Philharmonic Orchestra,…

Noam Massarik

David Segal

David Segal, who joined the ranks of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014, brings with him a spirit of sincerity in playing the bass bass. Born in Israel, he began his career in the Young Philharmonic Orchestra, the Buchman-Mehta School…

Emanuele Silvestri

Emanuele Silvestri currently serves as Principal Cellist at the IPO, establishing himself internationally as a soloist and chamber musician of the highest caliber. He moved from Italy to Israel in 2011. Emanuele received his master’s degree with the maximum votes…