GIORA SCHMIDT
American-Israeli violinist Giora Schmidt is recognized for performances distinguished by lyricism, communicative intensity, and stylistic versatility. Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as "impossible to resist, captivating with lyricism, tonal warmth, and boundless enthusiasm," he is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and has appeared as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and major orchestras such as Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Atlanta, and Detroit.
Recent seasons have centered on music by Brahms, Chausson, Korngold, Dvořák, and Tchaikovsky, alongside play/direct performances of Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Conductors with whom Schmidt has collaborated include Domingo Hindoyan, Carlo Rizzi, Jun Märkl, Tito Muñoz, Thomas Wilkins, and Itzhak Perlman.
Deeply committed to the next generation of musicians, Schmidt serves on the artist faculty of New York University (NYU Steinhardt). He previously taught at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, Orford Musique Academy in Québec, and the Perlman Music Program. Born in Philadelphia to Israeli musicians, he is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman. His recent recording, Regenlied (Fifth House),explores music that has long been central to his artistic life.
PRESS
Cleveland Plain Dealer
”High on individuality, Schmidt's rendition of the great [Tchaikovsky Concerto] was impossible to resist, captivating with lyricism, tonal warmth, and boundless enthusiasm. Where so many performances are carbon copies, this one was his alone.”
The Chronicle Herald
“Schmidt can teach you more about Bach and the violin by just drawing his bow across the strings. His musical mind runs to clarity of musical design, not just illumination of its architecture, but also dramatic recreation of musical line and counter melody, firmly supported by a bass line, making them light up one after another and sometimes all together like a virtual string trio.”
The Miami Herald
”…[with] an acutely focused gleaming sound, Schmidt also possesses a daunting technical arsenal and sailed through the bravura passages of the outer movements [of the Mendelssohn] with remarkably even articulation at a rapid tempo, without breaking a sweat.”
South Florida Classical Review
”Schmidt clearly can make the violin do whatever he wants.”
Newsday
”...Schmidt held the audience rapt. There was not a cough or rustle to be heard.
[He] made this most familiar of concerti [the Beethoven] sound fresh, almost improvisatory, as if the music had never been heard before.”
ReviewVancouver
”Stunning silky tone, technical wizardry, and immensely stylish playing.”
General Management
Gabriella Campos
Consultant & Artist Manager
send an email
m: 617.851.3906