Nahar Eliaz 🇮🇱 Israel
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Israeli, 16 years old, cellist Nahar Eliaz has internationally distinguished herself by winning 1st Prize and "Exceptional Artist" at the 2019 " Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition" at the 2020 “ Golden Classical Music Awards New York” , at the 2020 “London Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition”. Nahar has won so far the Absolute 1th Prize in more than 20 International competitions staring at the age of 11 years old such as winning the 1st prize at the 2017 “Morningside Music Bridge” Concerto Competition and other international competitions all around the global such as “VI Odin International Music Online Competition”, “Rudolf Barshai International Strings Competition”, “Citta Di Massa” International Competition”,“Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition”, “Wiener Klassiker “Dunabia Talents International Online Music Competition”, “ Swiss International Music Competition”, “Domenico Savino International Music Competition 2021”, 1th absolute prize at the “Anton Rubinstein Cello Competition 2022” ,Platinum medal at the North American Virtuoso International Music Competition 2022, first prize at the Beethoven young musician competition 2022 and others, 1th prize in Amadeus international music awards 2022, 1st prize with Greatest Honor at the Tel Aviv Israeli Conservatory Competition three times in a row.
Her success led to concerts at venues such as the Lincoln Center NY, Carnegie Hall NYC, Jordan Hall Boston, Beethovenhaus in Bonn, Germany, Musikverein Vienna, Barcelona Arts Center est.
As a soloist she is playing with the Jerusalem Symphony , with Symphonette Ra'anana and with orchestras around the world as well as recitals in international Music Festivals in Europe and in the USA. “The Jerusalem Post Newspaper '' quoted in the press after her performances with Lalo Cello Concerto : “She will be the Israel Jacqueline Dupre. She surpasses Dupre in terms of the level of virtuosity at her young age.”
Following a personal invitation by Mr. Itzhak Perlman for the "Perlman Music Program" Nahar was featured at the 2018 Gala event for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The Jerusalem Music Center selected her for coaching sessions with Mr. Muarry Perahia taking place in London.
Nahar is a Winner of the America Israel Culture Foundation with a unique highest honor scholarship, a winner of the "Zefunot Culture '' Foundation of Music and the "Ronen Foundation '' of Music awards. a solo cellist at the Verbier Festival Academy 2022,
Nahar was part of the morningside music brigde’s students in 2017,2018,2019; Part of Heifetz Institute of Music in 2020, 2021 and a solo cellist at the Verbier Festival Academy 2022, academy member.
Miss Eliaz was born in 2006 , started her cello lessons in 2011 and currently she studies with Prof. Hillel Zori and lately also with Prof. Laurence Lesser.
Nahar is playing an Italian Gagliano cello 1760.