Shir Semmel has performed in Europe, the United States, and her native Israel to critical acclaim.She has participated in such festivals as the Gstaad Piano Academy with András Schiff, Music@Menlo, IMS Prussia Cove, Mänttä Piano Festival, and the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. The first-prize winner of several piano competitions, she has appeared at such venues as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Shriver Hall, Steinway Hall, the Jerusalem Theater, and Tel-Aviv Museum. An avid chamber musician, Shir co-founded the Jerusalem Piano Duo with her brother, pianist Dror Semmel. She recently joined Ensemble ACJW, a program of Carnegie Hall, the Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute. As a member of the ensemble she performs regularly at such venues as Weill Recital Hall and works to enhance music education in New York. A recipient of America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships, she has participated in numerous master classes given by such pianists as András Schiff, Murray Perahia, Yefim Bronfman, and Richard Goode. Shir completed her master’s degree at the Buchmann-Mehta School, where she studied with Emanuel Krasovsky. She currently studies at the Peabody Institute with Leon Fleisher.
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Preferred Instrument: Piano
Biography
Shir Semmel has performed in Europe, the United States, and her native Israel to critical acclaim. She has participated in such festivals as the Gstaad Piano Academy with András Schiff, Music@Menlo, IMS Prussia Cove, Mänttä Piano Festival, and the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. The first-prize winner of several piano competitions, she has appeared at such venues as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Shriver Hall, Steinway Hall, the Jerusalem Theater, and Tel-Aviv Museum. An avid chamber musician, Shir co-founded the Jerusalem Piano Duo with her brother, pianist Dror Semmel. She recently joined Ensemble ACJW, a program of Carnegie Hall, the Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute. As a member of the ensemble she performs regularly at such venues as Weill Recital Hall and works to enhance music education in New York. A recipient of America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships, she has participated in numerous master classes given by such pianists as András Schiff, Murray Perahia, Yefim Bronfman, and Richard Goode. Shir completed her master’s degree at the Buchmann-Mehta School, where she studied with Emanuel Krasovsky. She currently studies at the Peabody Institute with Leon Fleisher.