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Avner Dorman

Avner Dorman is an Israeli-born composer, conductor and educator known for orchestral works, concertos and operas such as Wahnfried.

born 1975The opera WahnfriedViolin concerto NigunimMandolin ConcertoVariations Without a Theme

Born: 14 April 1975, Tel Aviv
Occupation: composer
Education: Juilliard School, Tel Aviv University

Avner Dorman was born in 1975 in Tel Aviv

Avner Dorman was born on April 14, 1975, in Tel Aviv. He is the son of conductor and bassoonist Zeev Dorman and the grandson of Menachem Dorman.

He earned a master's degree at Tel Aviv University, where he studied with Josef Bardanashvili. He then completed a doctorate in composition at the Juilliard School in New York, studying with John Corigliano.

At 25 he won the Prime Minister's award for composers, the youngest composer to receive it. His Variations Without a Theme was premiered by Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003 and won an ACUM award in 2004. Orchestras in Israel, the United States and Europe have performed his music.

A recording of his Mandolin Concerto by Avi Avital was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2010. His first opera, Wahnfried, was a finalist for the 2018 International Opera Awards, and his violin concerto Nigunim won the 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music.

From 2013 to 2019 he was music director of the CityMusic Cleveland chamber orchestra. He is a professor of music theory and composition at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College.