Cited by the press as a "virtuoso of emotions", violinist Itamar Zorman is the winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia, where he subsequently performed in the winners' concerts with Maestro Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra. He previously won the first prize and special prize for best performance of a Mozart Concerto at the 2010 Freiburg International Violin Competition in Germany. In April 2011, upon winning the Juilliard Berg Concerto Competition, he made his Avery Fisher Hall debut with the Juilliard Orchestra led by James DePreist.
Mr. Zorman has performed as a soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, and with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Israeli Chamber Crchestra, Israel Sinfonietta, Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, and the Salina Symphony. His concerts have been broadcast live on radio stations in Israel, the United States, Austria, Russia, and France. He was featured on New-York's WQXR "Young Artist Showcase" and performed a solo recital broadcast by Radio France at the Festival de Radio France in Montpellier.
As a chamber musician, Mr. Zorman has appeared at Lincoln Center, in Zankel Hall and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and at the Kennedy Center in Washinton, DC. A founding member of the "Israeli Chamber Project", Mr. Zorman has toured with the internationally-acclaimed group across Israel and North America for the past four seasons. Mr. Zorman is also a member of the Lysander Piano Trio, which was recently awarded the Grand Prize at the 2011 Coleman Competition. This summer, he is participating in the Marlboro Music Festival.
Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, to a family of musicians, Mr. Zorman holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Jerusalem Academy of Music where he studied with Nava Milo and Hagai Shaham. He received his Master's degree from The Juilliard School in 2009, where he worked with Robert Mann and Sylvia Rosenberg, and an Artist Diploma from Manhattan School of Music in 2010. Currently, Mr. Zorman continues his studies with Ms. Rosenberg in the Artist Diploma Program at The Juilliard School. He is supported by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Ilona Feher Foundation. Itamar Zorman plays on a 1737 Pietro Guarneri violin from the private collection of Yehuda Zisapel.
Last updated: July 2011