Ishay Shaer, Piano

Biography

Born in 1983, Ishay Shaer is one of the leading young Israeli pianists. He has performed in numerous concerts and recitals throughout the world and has won both national and international prizes. His past performances include recitals at venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room in London, St. George's Bristol and Cheltenham Town Hall, UK; Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Poland; Round Top Festival Institute in Texas, USA; and the Recanati Auditorium at Tel Aviv Museum in Israel. Some of his recitals were broadcast on radio stations in Scotland, Spain, South Africa and Israel, as well as concerts for the Swansea Festival of Music and Arts and "Kol Hamusica in the Upper Galilee" Festival. He has also performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and with some of the major Israeli orchestras.

In 2006, Ishay Shaer won the first prize in the Newport International Competition in the UK, and a year later was awarded third prize in the "Silvio Bengalli" International Piano Competition in Italy. During 2008 he won three national competitions, among them the prestigious Clairmont prize. In 2009 he was a prizewinner at the International Beethoven Competition in Bonn and performed with the renowned cellist Mischa Maisky. He was consequently invited back to perform in Germany.

Mr. Shaer is a recipient of America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships with distinction. He began piano studies at the age of 7 with Mrs. Hanna Barsilai and later studied with Dr. Asaf Zohar. He has studied in the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music of Tel Aviv University (in cooperation with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) with Prof. Tomer Lev and thereafter with Prof. Arie Vardi, and finished his Bachelor's degree with distinction. Concurrently, he took part in master-classes with renowned artists, such as Murray Perahia, Matti Raekallio and Pnina Salzman.