THANK YOU MIRIAM HARTMAN, SHMUEL GLASER, AND ENRIQUE MALTZ
As the Israel Philharmonic’s 2024-2025 Season comes to a close, all of us at AFIPO bid a fond farewell to three orchestra members who are retiring after many years of dedicated work: principal violist Miriam Hartman, violinist Shmuel (Mula) Glaser, and cellist Enrique Maltz.
All three of them have accompanied the IPO for decades and have played essential roles in the orchestra. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their long-time contribution to the orchestra.
“Leading the viola section of the Israel Philharmonic for over 40 years has allowed me to combine the two great loves and dreams from my childhood in Philadelphia – music and Israel.
Although this chapter of my life is coming to an end, I will never stop being grateful for the chance to represent the best of Israeli culture at home and abroad, and for the experience of living passionately through music, with Israel always in my heart.
I am grateful to my colleagues, to all of the great musicians who have performed with us, and to our incredible audience, who have supported us through war, pandemics, demonstrations, cancellations, but also through profound joy, and moments in their lives which we will never forget.
Thank you all.”
– Miriam Hartman
Miriam Hartman, Principal Viola | 41 Years
Ruth and Reuben Schrift Chair
Miriam Hartman joined the Israel Philharmonic in 1984. She earned her B.A. from Yale University cum laude, winning the Joseph L. Selden prize, and her M.M. from The Juilliard School. She studied viola with Raphael Hillyer, Paul Doktor and Max Aronoff. She participated in the Marlboro Music Festival in 1982.
She has served on the faculty of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music of Tel Aviv University, and on the faculty of the Nordic Music Academy in Denmark. She has given master classes in Brazil, Chile, the United States, Europe and Israel.
Ms. Hartman has performed as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic and with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed as soloist with Pinchas Zukerman, with Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma at Carnegie Hall, and at the Salzburg Festival.
She has played chamber music with artists such as Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Yuja Wang, Nikolaj Znaider, Lynn Harrel, Fazil Say, Sarah Chang, Christian Tetzlaff, Gil Shaham, Felix Galimir, Barbara Dever, and David Garrett. She was the violist-in-residence at Bargemusic in Brooklyn, NY for two years.
In joint concerts with the IPO, she has led the viola sections of the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. She has led under the batons of Shani, Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Muti, Masur, Maazel, Dudamel, Dohnanyi, Barenboim, Sawallisch, Robertson, Zukerman, Noseda, Petrenko, Honeck and numerous others.
Ms. Hartman is an active participant in the orchestra’s KeyNote program, which brings music to thousands of schoolchildren every year. She is also a member of the Alumni Schools Committee of Yale University, and a Board member of SIGNAL, Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership. Ms. Hartman can be heard on the Koch, RCA, MII, IBA and Decca labels.
Shmuel (Mula) Glaser, Violinist | 38 Years
Shmuel Glaser, known to his friends as “Mula”, was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. He
started his violin studies at the age of 7 and was accepted to the School of Arts in Vilnius, where he studied with Armonene. He continued his studies at the Vilnius Academy with Prof. Paulauskas.
In 1980, he immigrated to Israel and joined the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva under the direction of Mendi Rodan. While in Beer Sheva, he completed his military service in the IDF String Quartet.
He joined the Israel Philharmonic in 1987, and in 2006 became a member of the newly formed IPO String Quartet.
He plays a Gagliano violin from the collection of the Israel Philharmonic.
Enrique Maltz, Cellist | 37 Years
Mirtha and Fred Chaoul Chair
Born in Argentina, Enrique Maltz became Principal Cellist of the Orchestra Juvenil in Argentina when he was 15 and three years later was offered a scholarship to study at the Rubin Academy of Music in Israel.
In 1980, after receiving the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship, he went to the USA, where he studied at Yale University with Aldo Parisot and later at Indiana University with Janos Starker. He was Principal Cellist of the Indiana Symphony Orchestra.
Together with flutist Margalit Gafni he has toured as a chamber recitalist in the USA, South America and Israel.
In 1985 he became a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. In 1988 he joined the Israel Philharmonic.
Enrique Maltz is a member of the Opus 3 Tango Ensemble. He has participated in numerous festivals, among them Schleswig-Holstein, Tanglewood, Shawnigan, Columbia International and Spoleto.
In 1998 he was invited by Maestro Philippe Entremont to play as Principal Cellist with the Japan Virtuosi Orchestra. He has given master classes in Spain and Argentina.
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