Gil Dor

Gil Dor was born in 1952 in Holon

Gil Dor was born in Holon in 1952 and grew up there. His parents were amateur pianists who encouraged his interest in music. He first learned piano from his brother Yuval, a member of the band Hakol Over Habibi.

He began playing guitar on his own and later studied with the guitarist Menashe Bakish for 8 years. After the army, he went to Boston with his wife Neta and attended Berklee College of Music. In 1975 he moved to New York, where he studied at Queens College and worked until 1981.

He served in the Central Command Band. In 1972 he took part in its program, and his guitar playing stands out in the song "Ha'ish Min Habik'a" from it.

In 1981 he returned to Israel and worked as a session musician and jazz guitarist. He played with Shalom Hanoch and in 1985 co-founded the Rimon School of Music, where he served as dean and taught. In 1986 and 1987 he toured Europe with guitarist Al Di Meola.

In October 1989 he met Achinoam Nini, who came to study at Rimon, and from then on his concerts and recordings were tied to hers. He helped produce the song "There Must Be Another Way", Israel's entry in Eurovision 2009.