Sivan Magen

Sivan Magen (born 1980) is the most prominent Israeli harpist of his time.[1] The first and only Israeli to win The International Harp Contest in Israel, in 2006,[2] Sivan started his successful career by winning the "Premier Prix" for his final exam in the Conservatoire National Superieure in Paris, where he studied under Isabelle Moretti. Sivan continued to study for his Master's degree at the Juilliard School under Nancy Allen.

He performs around the globe for solo recitals, chamber music concerts and as a solist with orchestras. Featuring in important venues such as the Carnegie Hall.[3] and Merkin Hall[4] in New York City and Sidney Operan House in Sidney, Australia[5] In 2012 Sivan won the Burletti Buiton Trust award for musical excellence[6]

Sivan recorded solo albums Fantasien and French Reflections for Linn Records and also 3 chamber music albums: Opus One with the Israeli Chamber Project, Still Falls The Rain, with Nicholas Phan and Tres Voci featuring Kim Kashkashian and Marina Piccinini, all of which garnered positive reviews.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/10737828/Sivan-Magen-New-Music.html
  2. ↑ The American Harp Journal. American Harp Society. 2005. p. 71.
  3. ↑ http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/10/21/0730/PM/Sivan-Magen
  4. ↑ http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/israeli-chamber-project-april/
  5. ↑ http://www.sydneysymphony.com/production-pages/2014/concert-season/harp-legends.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.bbtrust.com/2012/awards/sivan_magen.html?view=biography
  7. ↑ http://www.linnrecords.com/review-ckd-441-gramophone.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.linnrecords.com/review-ckd-441-BBC-Music-Magazine.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2013/2/Recordings/Nicholas_Phan__Still_Falls_the_Rain.html
  10. ↑ https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/nicholas-phan-embraces-britten
  11. ↑ http://www.commdiginews.com/entertainment/cd-review-tre-voci-%E2%80%A8-poetry-music-collide-in-trios-impressive-effort%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8-29279/
  12. ↑ http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/Jan/Tre_voci_2345.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.