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Ittai Shapira

Shapira_Ittai.jpgIsraeli violinist Ittai Shapira has been engaged and re-engaged by orchestra such as the Detroit Symphony under Yoel Levi, Royal Philharmonic, Russian Philharmonic with Thomas Sanderling, Czech National Symphony under Libor Pesek, English Chamber Orchestra on tour with Yuri Bashmet at the Barbican Centre, BBC Concert Orchestra, London Philharmonia, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Cape Town Philharmonic, Israeli Virtuosi at Alice Tully Hall hosted by Itzhak Perlman, Israel Chamber Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Jerusalem, Budapest, Shanghai, Omaha, and Harrisburg. 
   
He has recently assumed the role of conductor/soloist with various chamber orchestras, including the ECO, the Bournemouth Sinfonietta and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He made a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut in 2003 with the Orchestra of St Luke's performing the world premier of the violin concerto written for him by compatriot Shulamit Ran. 

Ittai Shapira, who now lives in New York, grew up in Israel, where he studied with the renowned pedagogue Ilona Feher. He continued his studies at The Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and Robert Mann.  A recipient of the prestigious Clairmont Award, Shapira has recently founded the Ilona Feher Foundation with esteemed colleague Hagai Shaham, dedicated to the nurturing and promotion of young Israeli violinists.

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