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“In Noam Zur we discovered a conductor who manages to extract the finest out of the score. He exposes each instrument autonomously,
and is equally strong in lyric and dramatic passages.” Torsten Enge, 26.April 2010 WZ online
Born 1981, Noam Zur is in high demand as a guest conductor for both the operatic and the symphonic repertoires. His repertoire includes 30 operas and 150 symphonic works from all styles and periods.
In 2011-2012, Zur will conduct the Kammerphilharmonie Frankfurt at the Kulturwald Festival in Bavaria (Die Zauberflöte & Symphony concert with Pianist Daniil Trifonov), the Israel Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, and début with the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Israeli Opera (Jenufa), the Hungarian Opera (La Traviata), Iasi Opera (Nozze di Figaro), the Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, and the Bucharest Radio Orchestra (Romania), as well as many other orchestras in Europe. With the Kammerphilharmonie Frankfurt he will tour in Europe and South America.
Last season’s engagements took Noam Zur for a tour with the Kammerphilharmonie Frankfurt in Israel, on his debuts with the Israel Camerata, Belgrade Philharmonic, Moscow Virtuosi, Netania-Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra and the Israel Symphony Orchestra. Furthermore, returned to the Wiener Volksoper, opening their 2010-11 season with “Die Fledermaus” and during the holiday season for “Hänsel & Gretel”.
Amongst others, he returns to the Abu Gosh Festival, the Transylvanian State Philharmonic, Cluj, and the Jerusalem Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 2006, Maître Pierre Boulez chose Noam Zur as his assistant as well as consultant and conductor for the Lucerne Festival Academy (2006-2008).
Noam Zur was Principal Resident Conductor at the Aalto Theater Essen until August 2010.
As part of the European Cultural Capital festivities of Essen, he led the new productions of Henze's "Elegie für Junge Liebende" and a concert version of Bizet's "Les pêcheurs des Perles". 2009-2010 season saw him heading the premiere of "La Sylphide" with the Aalto Ballet Company. With the Musikcollegium Winterthur, Switzerland he has performed the same Peter Schaufuss production of “La Sylphide” on tour with the Aalto Ballet Company. Furthermore, he conducted the revivals of "Nabucco" and "Carmen", as well as numerous repertoire performances of all the major pieces throughout the season.
Zur's international debut performances in season 2009-2010 included Wiener Volksoper “Die Zauberflöte”, Bratislava Radio Orchestra, Milano - I Pomeriggi Musicali & Teplice - Northern Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
During the 2008-2009 season he led the new productions of Borodin’s “Prince Igor”, Verdi’s “Nabucco”, and Roland Petit’s ballet version of Delibes’ “Coppelia”, as well as the revival of La Bohème in Essen. He also conducted repertoire performances of Don Giovanni, Turandot, Die Zauberflöte, Tannhäuser, and Das Rheingold, a.o. With the Transilvanian State Philharmonic he initiated a cycle of concerts of the First and Second Viennese Schools, performing the first performances of several pieces of Webern and Berg in Cluj. During the 2007-2008 season, Zur conducted productions such as Turandot, La Bohème, Tosca, and Carmen as well as Symphonic repertoire and concerts in Essen. As a guest conductor he appeared with orchestras such as the Israel Chamber Orchestra, Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra, Germany, the Filarmonia Transilvania, Cluj, and the Johannesburg Philharmonic in South Africa.
In 2006, Maître Pierre Boulez chose Noam Zur as his assistant as well as consultant and conductor for the Lucerne Festival Academy (2006-2008).
During 2005-2007, Noam Zur was Principal Resident Conductor and Deputy Music Director of the Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra of Heidelberg, Germany.
There, Mr. Zur conducted Don Giovanni, La Nozze di Figaro, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Werther, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Frau Luna, Der Wildschütz, Berenice (J.M. Staud), St. Nicolas (B. Britten), The Student Prince, and the European premiere of Daniel Catán's Florencia en el Amazonas, as well as many symphonic and choral works.
In April 2007 he conducted his debut at the Aalto Theater in Essen in the Stefan Herheim production of Don Giovanni (cast included Silvana Dussmann and Helen Donath, a.o.).
Born in 1981, he is one of Israel's most prominent young conductors today. Starting at only 20 years of age, Mr. Noam Zur participated in various International competitions and was invited in 2005 to conduct his debuts with the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra, and with the Bochumer Symphoniker In April 2005, Mr. Zur gave his German Opera Debut with
G. Verdi's "La Traviata" in the Opera of Heidelberg.
Between the years 2001 and 2005 he conducted concerts with orchestras such as Orchestra of the State Opera of Kassel (Germany), the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Beer Sheva Sinfonietta, the Ashdod Chamber Orchestra, the Northern Israel Symphony, Haifa, and the Jerusalem Radio Symphony Orchestra, IBA.
In October 2004, Noam Zur conducted in the JMI Word on Music Series in Johannesburg, marking his South African debut, and a tour of several
concerts with the Club UNESCO-sponsored "Orchestre pour la Paix"
in France and Belgium. In September 2003, Noam Zur conducted a concert tour of Austria,
Germany, and Switzerland with the Swiss festival orchestra "I Sinfonietti
01".
Upon his return from Besançon (September 2001), Mr. Zur was appointed the assistant conductor at the Young Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and was invited to conduct the world-premiere of Menachem
Zur's "Concerto for Orchestra
(
)" with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBA in March 2002.
Noam Zur has participated in master-classes and seminaries with
conductors and teachers like Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Prof. Ilya Musin,
Klaus Weise, Neeme Jarvi, Jorma Panula and others, at locations such as
the Tel-Aviv University, the David Oistrakh Festival in Parnu,
Estonia, the Dirigentenforum des Deutschen Musikrat, and the Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival in Germany.
At the age of 17, Noam Zur started his Bachelor's Degree in Music
and Philosophy at the Tel-Aviv University, where he graduated summa cum laude
in 2002 and continued his studies with Prof. Noam Sheriff, and
Mr. Itay Talgam. During the course of his studies he regularly conducted the Tel-Aviv
Academy Symphony Orchestra, the Tel-Aviv University Chamber players, the Raanana
Symphonette Orchestra, among others.
Fluent in German, Hebrew, and English, Mr. Zur was educated
in Israel, Germany, and the United States, starting his musical studies at the
age of 4 with the piano, and continuing with trombone at the age of 10.
Mr. Zur holds both Israeli and German Nationalities
Noam Zur is represented:
Location |
Agency |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Web Site |
Email |
| General Management | Artpro Management | Uri Zur | +49 (201) 45320081 | www.artpro.co.il | info@artpro.co.il |
| Poland | Ludwig van Beethoven Association Mrs. Elzbieta Penderecki |
Miss Elżbieta Chojnowska | +48-22-3319191 | www.beethoven.org.pl | ela@beethoven.org.pl |
| Italy | Ornella Cogliolo | Mrs. Ornella Cogliolo | +39 06 3207627 | www.cogliolo.it | cogliolo@cogliolo.it |
Concert Schedule 2003-2004 * Concert Schedule 2004-2005
Concert Schedule 2005-2006 * Concert Schedule 2006-2007
Concert Schedule 2007-2008 * Concert Schedule 2008-2009
Concert Schedule 2009-2010 * Concert Schedule 2010-2011
Updated
February 2, 2012
