ITAMAR ZORMAN, violin
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“Itamar Zorman...whose splendid playing conveyed precisely the right mix of tenderness, agitation and spiritual succor.”
“He is an exceptional violinist with broad depth to his sound. Zorman hurdled the tricky intervals and complex language of the concerto with ease and a scintillating musicality. ”
Itamar Zorman is one of the most soulful, evocative artists of his generation, distinguished by his emotionally gripping performances and gift for musical storytelling. Since his emergence with the top prize at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, he has wowed audiences all over the world with breathtaking style, causing one critic to declare him a “young badass who’s not afraid of anything.” His youthful intensity and achingly beautiful sound shine through in every performance, earning him the title of the “virtuoso of emotions.”
Highlights of the recent season include his Wigmore Hall debut in London, which resulted in an immediate re-engagement, all-Schubert programs in Israel and New York, and a fascinating Music of the Spheres program, including works by Bach, Phillip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, and Eugene Ysaye paired with stunning visuals at the planetarium of the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. In addition, his Atlanta Symphony debut, performing the Berg Violin Concerto with Karina Canellakis conducting, was celebrated by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for "passionate playing...an exceptional violinist." He has performed with Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony, David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony, the IRIS Orchestra and Michael Stern, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Orchestra, and has premiered numerous works at Germany's fabled Kronberg Festival, among others.
His latest recording, Violin Odyssey, released in June 2022 on the First Hand Records label, explores lesser-known works for violin from all over the world, including works by such neglected and diverse composers as Grażyna Bacewicz, Dora Pejacevic, Ali Osman, Gareth Farr, William Grant Still and Erwin Schulhoff. Many of these works are featured in his intriguing Voices From Eastern Europe program. The Arts Fuse writes, "Throughout this adventuresome journey, Itamar Zorman...plays with total command and subtle variety."
NEWS
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Review with Itamar Zorman
New Violin Odyssey review by The Whole Note
Violin Channel Live Streams Evocation CD Launch at Tarisio NYC
Itamar Zorman’s All-Ben-Haim Album Featured in The Strad April 2019 Issue