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Orit Wolf

Orit Wolf is an Israeli pianist, composer, poet and lecturer who is an Associate Professor of Creative Arts at the Technion.

born 1974Classical piano performanceConcert lecture seriesComposition and poetryTeaching creative arts at the Technion

Born: 8 October 1974, Tel Aviv
Occupation: composer, pianist, businessperson
Education: Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv University, Boston University

Orit Wolf was born in 1974 in Tel Aviv

Orit Wolf was born in Tel Aviv on October 8, 1974. She began piano lessons with Hanna Shalgi at age 6. At age 11 she was invited to perform in Germany and Belgium.

She finished Thelma Yelin High School for the Arts at 16 and studied with Arie Vardi at Tel Aviv University and composition with Andre Hajdu. In 1991 she attended Tanglewood and then studied at Boston University on a full scholarship, graduating with highest honors. She earned a master's degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London and a PhD in musicology from Bar-Ilan University in 2007.

Wolf has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Israel and abroad, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra. She recorded for Kol Ha-Musica from age 14 and for foreign stations such as the BBC. Since 2007 she has led concert lecture series, including one at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

She also works as a business consultant on innovative thinking and creative marketing. In 2022 the Technion named her Artist in Campus, and in 2025 she became an Associate Professor there. She has published 2 poetry books.