SHAHAM, HAGAI (b 1966 )Hagai Shaham
The Israeli violinist Hagai Shaham won the First Prize at the 1990 Munich ARD
competition in the violin-piano duo class. His other awards include first prizes
at the Ilona Kornhauser competition, Israel Broadcasting Authority competition,
Tel Aviv Rubin Academy competition, four Clairmont Awards, and scholarships
from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. He has appeared as a soloist in
Carnegie Hall, the London Barbican Centre, and the Royal Festival Hall, collaborating
with leading orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic, English Chamber
Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Scottish, Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, SWF Symphony Orchestra, Tonkünstler Orchestra,
and the Cannes, Rio, Taipei, Shanghai and Singapore Symphonies. Born in 1966,
he studied with the late renowned Ilona Feher, and from 1989 to 1991 with Arnold
Steinhart and the Guarneri Quartet at Maryland University. He is a cofounder
of the Ilona Feher Foundation, and teaches at the Jerusalem Music Academy. Hagai
Shahams many recordings include acclaimed releases of music by Hubay.
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