String Area Masterclasses and Recitals

Giora Schmidt | Violin

Masterclass

Sunday September 27, 2:30 - 4:40 p.m. | FAB 2-7

About the artist

American-Israeli violinist Giora Schmidt is recognized for performances distinguished by lyricism, communicative intensity, and stylistic versatility.

Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as "impossible to resist, captivating with lyricism, tonal warmth, and boundless enthusiasm," he is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and has appeared as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and major orchestras such as Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Atlanta, and Detroit.

Recent seasons have centered on music by Brahms, Chausson, Korngold, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky, alongside play/direct performances of Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Conductors with whom Schmidt has collaborated include Domingo Hindoyan, Carlo Rizzi, Jun Märkl, Tito Muñoz, Thomas Wilkins, and Itzhak Perlman.

Deeply committed to the next generation of musicians, Schmidt serves on the artist faculty of New York University (NYU Steinhardt). He previously taught at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, Orford Musique Academy in Québec, and the Perlman Music Program. Born in Philadelphia to Israeli musicians, he is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman. His recent recording, Regenlied (Fifth House), explores music that has long been central to his artistic life.

Learn more at gioraschmidt.com