Mr. Zori made his debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta in 1984. Since then, he has performed with Israelis major orchestras under the batons of Mendi Rodan and Cristian Mandeal among others, as well as with the Slovenjian RTV Symphony, the Rheinische Philharmonie and the D?sseldorf Symphony at the European gala concert for the 3000th Anniversary of Jerusalem.
As a frequent recitalist and chamber musician, Hillel Zori has toured the USA, Europe and The Far East. He also performed at the Athens, Israel, Graz, Kfar Blum, Tanglewood, Marlboro, and Italy-Rovereto festivals and colaborated with artists such as David Soyer, Michae1 Tree, Atar Arad, Pnina Salzmann, and Marissa Tanzini.
Born in 1966 in Tel Aviv, Hillel Zori studied with Uzi Wiesel at the
Tel-Aviv Rubin Academy and with Bernard Greenhouse in the United States.
Hillel Zori enjoys a wide reputation as one of Israel's top teachers.
He is a senior faculty member at the Israel Rubin Music Academy -Te1-Aviv University,
and has given master-classes in Israel, Europe, and China.
Mr. Zori is represented by Uri Zur
" … Hillel Zori is one of Israel's promising Cellists … I consider him
a most impressive and a very fine musician…"
Zubin Mehta
"… I am tremendously struck by the depth of his musical thinking … It
is a joy to have him as a friend and colleague"
Yo- Yo Ma
"… In my opinion Hillel Zori has all of the wonderful attributes of a
young Emanuel Feuermann …"
Bernard Greenhouse. (View a gif image of a letter from Mr. Greenhouse
to Mr. Zori by clicking here)
"… the true virtuoso Hillel Zori of Israel…"
Strad Magazine - London
"… Hillel Zori shows a great command of technique … a romantic style
… seducing with captivating velvety tone…"
La Tribune de Geneve
" … especially outstanding … total harmony with his instrument…"
West-Deutsche Zeitung
" … a true artistic temperament … his plying excels in pure intonation
… his bow arm - marvelous…"
Ma'ariv - Israel
" … spectacular technique … his playing was chillingly forceful…"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
" ... The cellist Hillel Zori once again gave life to the 'jewish tradition',
a warm lush tone that immediately melts your bones ... "
Rheinische Post (Bloch - "Shlomo")
" ... the winner of the 1990 Rostropovitch competition demonstrated his
rich and unbelievably subtle range of expressions ... "
Westfaehlische Zeitung
