Giora Schmidt
Artist biography

Giora Schmidt

Nacido en Filadelfia e hijo de músicos profesionales israelíes, Giora Schmidt es un solista virtuoso y un pedagogo reflexivo.

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Giora Schmidt

Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as "impossible to resist, captivating with lyricism, tonal warmth, and boundless enthusiasm," violinist Giora Schmidt has appeared as soloist with many prominent symphony orchestras around the globe. In recital and chamber music, Giora has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, San Francisco Performances, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and Tokyo's Musashino Cultural Hall. Born in Philadelphia to professional musicians from Israel, Giora began playing the violin at the age of four, and graduated from the Juilliard School. He is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, The Classical Recording Foundation's Samuel Sanders award, and was a Starling Fellow at the Juilliard School.

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