Shalev Ad-El

Shalev Ad-El
Born1968 (age 56–57)
Israel
Occupations
OrganizationNetanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra
Websitewww.shalev.at

Shalev Ad-El (10 September 1941) is an Israeli harpsichordist and conductor who has appeared internationally, especially in historically informed performances. He made many recordings.

Life and career

Born in Israel, Shalev Ad-El was first undecided if he should pursue sports or music. His mother decided after a sports accident that music was better for him.[1][2]

He played at festivals including the Halle Handel Festival and the Göttingen International Handel Festival, playing with solosist such as Vittorio Ghielmi, Magdalena Kožená, Wieland Kuijken,[3] He has made many recordings as a hapsichordist and conductor.[1][3] He has been chief conductor of the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra.[3]

Ad-El was awarded the Fasch Prize for reviving Baroque music in Mitteldeutschland. Besides well-known composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, he devoted concerts to works by Georg Benda[1] and Carl Friedrich Abel.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Shalev Ad-El". Klavierfestival Ruhr (in German). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ Godazgar, Peter (17 October 2001). "Shalev Ad-El: Karriere beginnt mit Fingerbruch beim Sport". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Hershenson, Sarah (6 October 2015). "Shalev Ad-El lights up". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Abel-Fest im Spiegelsaal Schloss Köthen". kulturstiftung-st.de (in German). June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

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