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Israeli harpsichordist and conductor
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.

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, He has made many recordings as a hapsichordist and conductor. He has been chief conductor of the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra.

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 and Carl Friedrich Abel.

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ 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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