Daniel Gortler

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Daniel Gortler- דניאל גורטלר
Daniel Gortler
Background information
Born	Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Pianist, Composer

Daniel Gortler (Hebrew: דניאל גורטלר) is an Israeli pianist and a faculty member of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel-Aviv University.

Education and early life[]

Born and raised in Israel, he began studying classical music and piano with Ms. . He graduated from the in Tel-Aviv. He continued his musical studies graduating from the Musikhochschule Hannover, where he studied with Professor Arie Vardi.

Mr. Gortler is an active faculty member of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel-Aviv University.

Classical career[]

As Soloist: Performances with the following:

• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
• NDR Symphony
• Bavarian Radio Symphony
• Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
• Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
• San Jose Symphony
• Houston Symphony
• Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• San Francisco Symphony (replacing Murray Perahia on very short notice, performing the Schumann piano Concerto under conductor Valery Gergiev).
• Atlanta Symphony
• New World Symphony

And Other major orchestras in Israel and around the world.

His collaborations with esteemed conductors include working with (among others): • Zubin Mehta • Christoph Eschenbach • Valery Gergiev • Michael Tilson Thomas • Yoel Levi • • Steven Sloane • Manfred Honeck • Yuri Ahronovich • Leonid Grin • Mendi Rodan • Justus Frantz

Other Classical ventures Daniel took part in are the , the Montpellier - Luzern, festival in Schleswig-Holstein- Germany, the Israel Festival and the Verbier Music Festivals. A collaboration with Pinchas Zukerman led to an original video recording of Marc Neikrug's "Through Roses".

Chamber music focus[]

Daniel also performs Chamber Music frequently with artists including Nikolaj Znaider, Bo Skovhus and Steven Isserlis.

He has performed the complete cycle of Mendelssohn's "Songs without Words" in New York at the 92nd Street Y and at the Teatre Mogador, Paris. Later this performance has been recorded for JMC (Jerusalem Music Center).

BMG Classics recorded Gortler with violinist Nikolaj Znaider in 2003.

Recent performances[]

His most recent performances include recitals at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, recitals at the Lincoln Center and a debut with London's Philharmonic Orchestra. November 2007 was his debut at the Wigmore Hall in London.

In 2008 Daniel appeared at the Israeli Presidential Conference performing with , , and the American dancer Desmond Richardson for Israeli President Shimon Peres, and American President George W. Bush along with 10 other Heads of State, , Schubert Festival , Germany, , Turkey for a recital and Masters Classes, Recital with Cellist in Madrid, Beethoven Concerto No. 1 with Zubin Mehta and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, under Julia Jones and Masters Classes at the Manhattan School of Music.

In 2009, Recital with Cellist Raz Cohen at Zavta, Tel Aviv, Recital with , , Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Piano Quintet with Carmel Quartet, Solo Recital at .

Prizes[]

Landmarkes in Gortler's international career include winning numerous prizes in competitions including:

• First place – (1991).
• First place – Chile's Viña del Mar International Competition (1987)
• Second place – .
• Gina Bachauer Award in Jerusalem.
• annual award, New York.
• At the age of 19 he placed third at the .

Recordings[]

• Mendelssohn's "Songs without Words"
• Schubert-Lieder with Soprano Sharon-Rostorf Zamir
• currently recording selected works of Schumann for 2010 release under Romeo Records label

External links[]

• Daniel Gortler (concert pianist) Official Website
• Romeo Records Label