Ofra
Yitzhaki
PIANIST
Her playing is physical, sensual, ecstatic.
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Known for her emotive power, clarity of interpretations, and captivating programming, pianist Ofra Yitzhaki has performed in recitals at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Germany's Klavierfestival Ruhr, Taiwan National Concert Hall, and the Vilnius Palace of Arts. She has performed over thirty concerti—from Bartok and Haydn, to Ligeti and Messiaen with the Berlin Symphony, the Romanian Radio Orchestra, as well as both the American and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras. She recently completed a premiere recording of the piano music of Josef Tal, co-produced by the Hessischer Rundfunk and the Culture Radio of Berlin.
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Since 2021, Ofra Yitzhaki has been the artistic director of “Voice of Music in the Upper Galilee”, Israel’s oldest and most substantial chamber music festival. Hailed by critics as “The ultimate classical music vacation”, each festival season that Yitzhaki curates is designed around a musical or cultural theme, offering audiences well-known, beloved masterpieces next to discoveries from the Israeli and international repertoire.
Ofra Yitzhaki has long been a star in her field, but nevertheless retained her modest manner. This likable woman can afford to go without any pompous attitude and formal trivialities. She does not need to put on airs. As soon as she sits at the piano, she gives herself fully to the music.