Myrna Herzog

Myrna Herzog was born in 1951 in Rio de Janeiro

Myrna Herzog was born on 1 December 1951 in Brazil. She studied the viol with Judith Davidoff and Wieland Kuijken, and later earned a doctorate in music from Bar-Ilan University.

Her professional career began in 1972, when she was among the winners of the Young Soloists competition of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra. In 1973 she founded Quadro Cervantes with Rosana Lanzelotte. In 1983 she founded Academia Antiqua Pro-Arte, the first baroque orchestra in Brazil.

In 1992 she immigrated to Israel, where she trained the first generation of local viola da gamba players. She is the musical director and conductor of Ensemble PHOENIX, a group for early music. With it she has appeared at festivals such as the Israel Festival and the Abu Gosh Festival.

As a soloist she has performed in Europe, South America, the US and Israel, including the Israeli premiere of the Bach Passions with the Israel Philharmonic. She has staged operas such as the Play of Daniel and has recorded as a conductor and on several string instruments. She has also published writing on the viola da gamba.