Gilad Karni
| Gilad Karni | |
|---|---|
| Genres | classical music |
| Occupation(s) | violist |
| Instruments | viola |
| Labels | Naxos Records |
| Website | Gilad Karni's homepage |
Gilad Karni (Hebrew: גלעד קרני) is an Israeli violist who has played in the New York Philharmonic and is currently principal viola in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich as well as a soloist and player in chamber ensembles. A founder member of the Huberman Quartet, with which he made his debut at Carnegie Hall, he has since appeared there with the Guarneri Quartet. Violist Gilad Karni, has been praised for his tone and interpretation throughout the world. He is a violist that has left his trade-mark in many international viola competitions, as First Prize Winner of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition 1994, and Third Prize Winner (1993) of the ARD Munich International Music Competition. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Switzerland, and the USA. Other awards include the Third Prize in the 1992 Bryan International String Competition (USA), First Prize in the Israeli Broadcasting Authority Competition for Best Performance of 1991, the Peter Schidlof Prize for the Most Beautiful Tone in the 1991 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition (England), and the Best Interpretation Prize for the commissioned concerto (by C. He. Joubert) in the 1989 Third Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition in France.
His participation in chamber music festivals include the Bellingham WA Festival, Dubrovnik Festival, Lapland Fest (Sweden), Nordic Academy (Denmark), Festival PRO - Bahnhoff Rolandsek (Germany), Neustadt Festival (Germany), the Jerusalem Chamber Music and the Kfar Bloom festivals (Israel), Davos Music Festival (Switzerland), Kuhmo (Finland) and the Newport, Santa Fe and La Jolla Chamber Music Festivals (USA) among others. Special events in which he has appeared include Isaac Stern's 70th birthday celebration in Tel-Aviv and a performance with the Guarneri String Quartet in Carnegie Hall. In addition, he has been heard on radio broadcasts in Israel, Germany, France, Switzerland, South Africa and the USA (WQXR and National Public Radio.)
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