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Daniel Gortler
Daniel Gortler is an Israeli-American concert pianist who has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Israel, Europe and the United States.
born 1965Concert piano performanceRecordings of Grieg and MendelssohnTeaching piano in Tel Aviv
- Born
- 12 April 1965, Tel Aviv
- Occupation
- composer, pianist, musician
- Education
- Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
Daniel Gortler was born in 1965 in Tel Aviv
Daniel Gortler was born on April 12, 1965, in Tel Aviv and grew up in Israel. He first studied piano with Naomi Hachohen.
He studied at the Rubin Music Academy at Tel Aviv University and at the Musikhochschule Hannover with Arie Vardi. He also studied with Christoph Eschenbach. He won first prizes at competitions in Viña del Mar in 1987 and Bremen in 1991.
Gortler has played as a soloist with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony. In San Francisco he replaced Murray Perahia on short notice in Schumann's concerto under Valery Gergiev. He also plays chamber music and recitals, and has recorded works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert and Grieg.
He taught at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University until 2011. From 2011 to 2013 he was a guest artist at New York University's Steinhardt School. He lives in New York and Israel with his partner, the architect Charles Renfro.
Milestones in Daniel Gortler's life
- 1965
Born in Tel Aviv.
- 1984
Won third prize at the Geneva International Piano Competition.
- 1985
Won second prize at the Munich international competition.
- 1987
Won first prize at the international competition in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- 1989
Received the Gina Bachauer Prize.
- 1991
Won first prize at the Bremen International Piano Competition.
- 2011
Became a guest artist at New York University's Steinhardt School.
- 2023
Released an album of Grieg's Lyric Pieces with Prospero Classical.
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