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Daniel Cohen - conductor and violinist

Born 1984, Israel

Daniel Cohen, Israeli conductor and violinist
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Education

2004 - 2007Postgraduate Diploma in Conducting: Royal Academy of Music, London as student of Colin Metters, George Hurst and Sir Colin Davies
2003 - 2004Postgraduate Diploma in Violin: Royal Academy of Music, London as student of Lydia Mordkovich
1999 - 2003Bachelors in Violin: Tel-Aviv Academy of Music as student of Haim Taub and Irena Svetlova

1st Prizes

2008The Yuri Aharonowich Prize, Aviv Conducting Competition, Israel
2007Admont International Conducting Competition, Austria
1997 & 1998Chamber Music Competition; Tel-Aviv Academy of Music

Festivals and Workshops:

2007The Opera Conducting Workshop; Israeli Opera House led by Asher Fisch
2006Orkney Conducting Course (St. Magnus Festival); including work with the BBC Philharmonic, the Nash Ensemble, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Martyn Brabbins and Sian Edwards.
 Conductor in residence for the Composition workshop with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies at the Royal Academy of Music London.

Experience: Conducting

2008Eden Sinfonia, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
 Kiev Symphny Orchestra and Chorus
 Gropius Ensemble
 Jersey Chamber Orchestra
 Jerusalem Symphony orchestra, Hann Theater, Jerusalem
2007Kammerphilharmonie Graz, Admont, Austria
 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv
 King's College London Symphony Orchestra, Middle Temple, London
 Eden Sinfonia, St James', Piccadilly, London
 Eden Sinfonia, St-Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Experience: As Violinist

2008led the Tel Aviv Soloists
2007BBC live broadcast for In Tune BBC 3 with Regents String Quartet
2006Maxwell Davies Festival, Regents String Quartet
2002Solo with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Professional positions

2008 -Chief Conductor, Jersey Chamber Orchestra
2007Music Director, Ashover Music Festival, Chesterfield, England
2007Concert Season, Principal Conductor, King's College London Symphony Orchestra
2005 -Artistic Director and chief conductor, Gropius Ensemble, Israel's Interdisciplinary Group
2004 -Music Director and chief conductor, Eden Sinfonia

Assistantships:

2008to Maestro Daniel Barenboim, preparing Arnold Schoenberg's Symphonic Variations op 31 with the West Eastern Divan Orchestra.
2006to Maestro Yan Pascal Tortelier, preparing Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances and a new piece by Oscar Colobina Bosch

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