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Daniel Gortler

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Daniel Gortler- דניאל גורטלר
Background information
BornTel Aviv, Israel
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Pianist

Daniel Gortler (Hebrew: דניאל גורטלר) is an Israeli pianist.

Education and early life[edit]

Born and raised in Israel, Gortler began studying classical music and piano with Naomi Hachohen. He graduated from the Rubin Music Academy in Tel-Aviv. He continued his musical studies graduating from the Musikhochschule Hannover, where he studied with Arie Vardi.[1]

Gortler was faculty member of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at the Tel-Aviv University until 2011, and a guest artist in piano studies in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at New York University's Steinhardt School between 2011 and 2013.[2]

Career[edit]

As a soloist, Gortler has performed with orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony,[3] working alongside conductors including Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev and Michael Tilson Thomas.[4]

Gortler has performed in festivals such as the Montpellier Festival, Lucerne Festival and Israel Festival. A collaboration with Pinchas Zukerman led to an original video recording of Marc Neikrug's "Through Roses".[1]

Gortler has performed chamber music with artists including Nikolaj Znaider, Bo Skovhus and Steven Isserlis.[5]

Awards[edit]

Recordings[edit]

Gortler has recorded several albums with Romeo Records:

  • Songs without Words[6]
  • Schubert Lieder with Sharon-Rostorf Zamir[7]
  • Schumann: Symphonic Etudes & Faschingsschwank aus Wien[8]

In 2023, Gortler released his debut album with Prospero Classical, featuring a selection of Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces. The album, titled "Daniel Gortler plays Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces," includes 21 of Gortler's personal favorites from Grieg's collection of 66 short character pieces.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "DANIEL GORTLER - Piano". www.meridian-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. ^ "School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City | Events & Exhibitions | Internationally Renowned Pianist Daniel Gortler". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City. Retrieved 2022-05-30.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Daniel Gortler". AICF. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. ^ "Concert - An Evening with Daniel Gortler and Daniel Johanssen". The Jewish Museum. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. ^ a b "About". Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. ^ "Romeo Records - At Romeo Records We Love Music". www.romeorecords.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  7. ^ "Romeo Records - At Romeo Records We Love Music". www.romeorecords.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  8. ^ Schumann: Symphonic Etudes & Faschingsschwank aus Wien by Daniel Gortler, 2010-12-01, retrieved 2022-05-30
  9. ^ "Daniel Gortler - Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Selection)". PROSPERO (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-07-07.

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