recitals & solo appearances

2006– solo recital at kodor klub budapest, hungary
2006– solo recital at szarvas, hungary

2006– solo recital at 'enav' cultural center, tel aviv, israel
2006– solo recital at the 'J festival' vienna, austria
2005 – solo recital at the 'philharmonia hall' novosibirsk, russia
2005 – solo feature at the 'suzanne dellal' performing center, israel
2005 – solo recital at 'enav' cultural center, tel aviv, israel
2004 – solo feature at the 'bolshoi' theatre, moscow, russia
2004 – live solo marimba recital, 'kol hamusika' national radio, israel
2004 – solo feature on 'tonight show', channel 10, with assaf harel
2004 – guest soloist - percussion concert, weimar , germany
2004 – solo recital at 'enav' cultural center, tel aviv, israel
2004 – solo recital at 'tzalmon' prison, israel
2003 – solo recital at the biblical museum, jerusalem , israel
2003 – solo feature with the 'symphoniet' orchestra, israel
2003 – solo performance at the 'taipei university', taiwan
2002 – soloist with the 'musicanova', contemporary ens. texas
2002 – solo with ‘one whole half step', philadelphia art museum, PA
2001 – solo with ‘one whole half step', israeli embassy, washington
2000 – solo recital at columbia university, manhattan, NY
2000 –  solo recital for the israeli consulate, lafayette, california
2000 – guest lecturer at 'stanford' university, california
1997 – solo appearances for ‘peace oasis' org., lincoln center, NY
1995 – 1998  recitals throughout israel with ‘duo'
1992 – 1995  soloist with the israeli air-force band, israel

 

chamber music, festivals, tours & education

2006– masterclass at the vienna music conservatory, austria
2005 – the jerusalem international chamber music festival, israel
2005 – 'the biting sheep' - israeli summer tour
2005 – 'c-sides' international festival for new media and arts, israel
2005 – marimba masterclass at the novosibirsk conservatory, russia
2005 – marimba masterclass at the prague conservatory, czech republic 2004 – 'meet the artist' workshop, moscow, russia
2004 – 'yidish shpeel' theatre, cividale, italy
2004 – 'max & morris' children opera, director: gil shochat
2004 – soundtrack for 'riki riki', director: alon olearchik
2003 – 'stix' percussion duo, 'haoman 17',' shalvata', Israel
2003 – conductor for the tel aviv–yaffo youth wind symph. orch.
2003 – soundtrack for 'nina's tragedies' director: assaf amdursky, israel
2003 – musical director for ‘art in motion' event, tel-aviv, israel
2001 – 2002 founder & leader of  ‘one whole half step' trio, NYC
2001 – 2002 'bz sounds' – contemporary fusion, NYC
2001 – 2002 'elephunk' – funk-jazz small band, NYC
2000 – 2001 ‘sambanditos' batukada (samba ensemble), NYC
2000 –  ‘mestura' – salsa band, NYC
1998 – finalist at the 'fransua shapira' competition, israel
1993 – 1994 the ‘upper galilee festival', kfar blum, israel
1992 – ‘musicanova' - contemporary ensemble, israel

 

scholarships & degrees

recognized as an ‘outstanding artist' by US and israeli governments
2004-5 – israeli ministry of culture grant for 'asaf plays marimba'
2003-4 – israeli ministry of culture grant for 'stix' percussion duo
2000 – ‘bachelor of music' from ‘manhattan school of music', ny
1996 – 2000 ‘manhattan school of music' scholarship
1989 – 1999 ‘ america – israel cultural foundation'

orchestral experience

2002 – 2005 israeli opera orchestra (associate musician)
2002 – the ‘voices of baha' symph. orch. carnegie hall, new york
2001 –  mid america symp. Orch., carnegie hall, new york
2001 – philadelphia virtuoso chamber orchestra, east coast tour
1997 – springfield symphony orch. massachusetts
1992 – 1995  israeli air – force band (member)
1991 – 2004  israeli chamber orchestra
1991 – 2004  jerusalem symphony orchestra
1990 – 2005  israeli philharmonic orchestra

other

2003–2004 conductor for the tel aviv youth wind band
composing arranging and directing music for theater