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Gil Shaham (born February 19, 1971) is an award-winning Israeli violinist. Born in Urbana, Illinois, he moved to Israel at the age of 2 with his parents (both scientists). At 10 he made debuts with the Jerusalem Symphony and Israel Philharmonic orchestras, and was admitted to Juilliard the following year, where he studied with the famed Dorothy DeLay and Hyo Kang.

Shaham's career took off in 1989 when he was called to replace an ailing Itzhak Perlman for a series of concerts with Michael Tilson Thomas and the LSO. Flying to London on a day's notice, he played both the Bruch and the Sibelius Concertos to glowing reviews.

Since then Shaham has established himself as a leading virtuoso. He has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, among them are the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded more than 20 CDs on Deutsche Grammophon label. His recent recording with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra playing the Chen Gang & He Zhanhao's "Butterfly Lovers Concerto" and Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D will be released in the near future. In 1990 he received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Shaham plays a Stradivari violin from the "long pattern" period, the "Countess of Polignac" Strad of 1699.

Awards and Recognitions

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:

Andre Previn & Gil Shaham for American Scenes (Works of Copland
, Previn, Barber
, Gershwin
) (1999)

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