Sharon Bezaly

Sharon Bezaly (* 1972 in Israel ) is an Israeli classical flutist. Bezaly was born in Israel but has lived in Sweden since 2010. She made her first solo appearance in 1986 at the age of 14 with the Israel Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta . She later joined the Camerata Salzburg and secured the position of first solo flute. She finally continued her final solo career from 1997.

Appearances

Sharon Bezaly has since performed with symphony and chamber orchestras in Japan, China, Israel, Central and Western Europe, England, North and South America, Australia and Scandinavia. She has given concerts in important concert halls around the world, such as the Musikverein Wien, the Châtelet in Paris and the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, as well as at festivals with Gidon Kremer from the Bartók Quartet. In May 2006 she performed at the Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis with Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Commissioned works

So far thirteen commissioned concerts have been written for her, by composers such as Kalevi Aho , Sofia Gubaidulina , Christian Lindberg and Zhou Long . From July 2008 three more were composed for her.

Discography

Bezaly released 24 CDs on the Swedish label BIS Records . She is married to the head of the company, Robert von Bahr. Your flute was made from 24-carat gold by Muramatsu Flutes.

Awards

• Prize winner "Cannes Classic Young Artist of the Year"
• Prize winner “Classic Echo”; Instrumentalist of the year

Web links and references

• Official Minnesota Orchestra Concert Magazine, p. 41, May 6th
• Official website