Omer avital was born in israel in the town of givataim. News of a grammy nomination best instrumental soloist performance with orchestra for avner dormans mandolin concerto with avi as soloist with metropolis ensemble was announced in december, and in light of that we wanted to move up the interview date, but help would be necessary. Avi avital with omer avital cleveland museum of art. When the call came for the residency at smalls, he promptly recruited pianist omer klein i met omer in israel in early 2005, our connection grew quickly. Avital meets avital brings their different musical backgrounds and shared cultural heritage into dialogue, drawing on. Avital meets avital is a dynamic collaboration between grammynominee mandolinist, avi avital, and awardwinning jazz bassist and oud player, omer avital. Explosively charismatic new york times classical mandolin player avi avital teams up with jazz bassist omer avital for avital meets avital. Mandoline player avi avital and jazz bassist omer avital performing maroc from their new album avital meets avital, an album with diverse. Avi avital, omer avital avital meets avital album 3. The charismatic avi avital is indisputably one of the greatest mandolin players of our time. Avi avital plays these pieces with the spirit of paganini he has a strong, aggressive and courageous attack,devilmaycare, yet always faithful to bachs score. Grammynominated classical mandolinist avi avital is an artist who relentlessly pushes at boundaries and defies expectations. But the young israeli says he discovered the mandolin only by coincidence.
An exclusive deutsche grammophon artist, he has made five recordings for the label mostly recently solo bach 2019. Recently released avital meets avital 2017 with oudbassist, omer avital, explores their shared cultural heritage and brings their differing classical and jazz. More than 90 contemporary compositions, 15 of them concertos, have been written for him, while his. Bassistcomposer omer avital defines the words creative and prolific, with more than a half dozen new recordings of original music released over the past several years. But not long after bassist avishai cohen, omer avital and avi lebovich. In this dazzling concert, titled between worlds, the audience will be taken on a genredefying tour of the globe exploring the nexus between classical, popular and.
Avi avital mandolin in the artists database themandolintuner. The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical grammy, avi avital has been compared to andres segovia for his championship of his instrument and to jascha heifitz for his incredible virtuosity. Yonathan avishai, itamar doari avital meets avital 2017 world fusion, classical crossover hires stereo. Earlier releases include avital meets avital 2017 with oudbassist, omer avital, which explores their shared cultural heritage and brings their differing classical and jazz musical backgrounds into dialogue. Ze zijn geen bloedverwanten, avi avital en omer avital. He is best known for his renditions of wellknown baroque and folk music, much of which was originally written for othe. Update our studio album has been now internationally released. Largely dormant as a group since the 1920s, talented players are again getting attention for doing new things with the mandolin, including italians carlo aonzo and mauro squillante, americans chris thile, joseph brent and mike marshall, and israelis avi. Avi avital recently signed an exclusive agreement with deutsche grammophon who will release a bach album in june, 2012. The result is a torrent of talent flowing from israel to manhattan.
Sep 08, 2019 this disc has a great deal of charm, much of which lies in mandolinist avi avitals arrangements. He excelled in music studies early on, entering the givataim conservatory at age 11 to study classical guitar, and going on to talma yalin, israels leading high school for the arts where his interests turned to jazz and the acoustic bass. Omer avital biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Official website of grammynominated mandolinist avi avital new album avital meets avital out now. Grammynominee mandolinist, avi avital, comes from a classical tradition. He has been nominated for a grammy award best instrumental soloist with ensemble and in 20 signed a record agreement with deutsche grammophon. Avital meets avital at cleveland museum of art cleveland classical.
June 2nd 2017 mandolin player avi avital performs lonely girl by omer avital. Grammynominee mandolinist, avi avital, comes from a classical tradition whilst awardwinning bass virtuoso and oud player, omer avital, is an. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. In this clip you hear the end of zamzama in our dress rehearsal earlier today. One of musicians we hoped to interview in 2011 was israels brilliant classical mandolinist avi avital. Avi avital is internationally regarded for his performances at venues including carnegie hall an read more recognized by the new york times for his exquisitely sensitive playing and stunning agility, grammy nominated mandolinist avi avital is one of the worlds most exciting and.
Avi avital is on the road with his avital meets avital band, the last two weeks have seen performances in luxembourg, liepaja and taipei. Tickets are sometimes turned back by season subscribers. The latter in special symphonic version with the taiwan national symphony under the baton of yinfang chang. He is best known for his renditions of wellknown baroque and folk music, much of which was originally written for other instruments. Tonight in taipei well perform some epic arrangements of this project with a full orchestra made by christian elsasser, jonathan keren and peter breiner.
Heres one of the things that happened this year of which im very proud, a little everest mountaitn for all string players. Avi avital is one of the worlds leading classical mandolinists, gracing concert halls from tel aviv to munich to new york. Joining him on this cd are some other extraordinary musicians, including richard galliano accordion, catrin finch harp, giora feidman clarinet, klaus stoll bass, itamar doari percussion, and many more. Join facebook to connect with avi avital and others you may know. News of a grammy nomination best instrumental soloist performance with orchestra for avner dormans mandolin concerto with avi as soloist with metropolis ensemble was announced in december, and in light of that we wanted to move up the interview date, but help would be necessary to make it. Passionate and explosively charismatic new york times in live performance, he is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin repertory. Join us in the stylish warehouse atmosphere of aria for a schubert club mix concert featuring avi avital, mandolin, ksenija sidorova, accordion and itamar doari, percussion. In 2012 avital joins the silk road project workshop to collaborate on a new work by composer david bruce. Avi avital remembers meeting omer avital no relation in the cafeteria at the jerusalem. Brazilianborn guitarists sergio and odair assads exceptional artistry and uncanny ensembleplaying have led to great success in exploring different styles of classical and world music with collaborators as diverse as latin jazz clarinetist. The whole album, i recorded with a group of maybe 8 or 9 people, and we chose a different instrument for each one of the tracks, but there are three very special guests on this album. Avital meets avital is avis first crossgenre album release.
If tickets become available, they will be immediately be on sale online. The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical grammy, avi avital is one of the foremost ambassadors for his instrument. Dec 28, 2010 one of musicians we hoped to interview in 2011 was israels brilliant classical mandolinist avi avital. Avi avital, omer avital avi avital, omer avital avital meets avital album 3 versions deutsche grammophon. From different musical worlds yet drawing on a common cultural heritage they combine jazz and classical traditions, moroccan and north african sounds, israeli harmonies and mediterranean rhythms to create an energetic and engaging crossover. Avi avital reimagines the sounds of venice in this vivid homage to the most beloved composer of the italian baroque, antonio vivaldi. Avital s playing and enthusiasm for the mandolin led to the first grammy nomination for it in the best. Avi avital, who will debut at carnegie hall in a few days, is a mandolin genius. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. After his introduction with bach and the colorful exploration of world music on between worlds, avi presents four popular vivaldi concerti on this album with the great venice baroque orchestra as well as two 18th century venetian gondolier songs, performed with. Avi avital, omer avital avital meets avital 2017, cd. Sergio and odair assad, guitars with avi avital, mandolin presented in partnership with butler school of music, austin classical guitar, and kmfafm.
Bassist omer avital was born in the small israeli town of givataim where his formal training began at age 11 when he entered the givataim conservatory to study classical guitar. Download torrent avi avital fast and easy torrent search. Suite of the east, avital s latest creation, to be released by anzic records on april 24, 2012, is the end result of a monthlong residency at smalls in greenwich village, nyc. Avital continues a tradition of virtuosic mandolin players that has brought the classicalmusic mandolin to public attention. Avital became fascinated with the instrument, and when his mother suggested eightyearold avi take music lessons, he immediately picked the mandolin. Mandoline player avi avital and jazz bassist omer avital talk about their new album avital meets avital, an album with diverse influences of. Find avi avital discography, albums and singles on allmusic. From bach, haydn and debussy to piazzolla and brazilian choro preconcert conversation with sergio assad, avi avital and da cameras sarah rothenberg, zilkha hall, 7. Along with jazz pianist omer klein he gives a very free performance of several jazz pieces and israeli songs. Avi avital is internationally regarded for his performances at venues including carnegie hall an read more recognized by the new york times for his exquisitely sensitive playing and stunning agility, grammy nominated mandolinist avi avital is one of the worlds most exciting and entrepreneurial young musicians. Avi avital meets omer avital avi avital mandoline omer avital oud. The mandolin player, avi avital, who has helped establish new international popularity for his instrument, meets the jazz pianist and composer, omer klein. Sergio and odair assad and avi avital da camera chamber. Interview with mandoline player avi avital and jazz bassist omer.
Suite of the east, avitals latest creation, to be released by anzic records on april 24, 2012, is the end result of a monthlong residency at smalls in greenwich village, nyc. He would later study with violinist simcha nathanson, who also led a mandolin orchestra in beer sheva, and went on to attend the jerusalem academy of music, where he also studied with a. Avi avital biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Passionate and explosively charismatic new york times in live performance, he is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the. Avital not only possessed this thematic collection of music, he also had a band in mind that he knew would be willing and able partners in bringing this music to life. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from omer avital at the discogs marketplace. Home avital meets avital biography tour albums photos media contact avi avital tour. Avital has released numerous recordings in the disparate genres of klezmer, baroque, and new classical music. Avi avital explosively charismatic new york times in live performance, avital has been described as playing with the freedom of rock or jazz musicians boston globe even in baroque repertoire. First is the jazz accordionist richard galliano, whos been my idol since i was a kid. Earlier releases include avital meets avital 2017 with oudbassist, omer avital, which explores their shared cultural heritage and brings their differing classical and. Impresariat simmenauer gmbh kurfurstendamm 211 10719 berlin germany phone.
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