Ayal Adler
Ayal Adler (, is an Israeli composer. Active at the International scene, his works are performed worldswide. He is a Prof. in composition and theory at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Recipient of many awards, including Prime-Minister Award for Composition, Acum Prizes (equivalent to ASCAP), and first prize at the RMN International Competition. Serves as Vice Director of the Israeli Composers' League. Biography. Ayal Adler is internationally active. His works are performed in the United States; Canada; Germany; Austria; England; Lithuania; Spain; Finland; Czech Republic; Russia; Hungary; Croatia; South Korea, and more. Adler's oeuvre includes  music in various genres, including solo, chamber, vocal and orchestral. His recent work Alone, I return from the Night was commissioned and premiered by the Munich Philharmonic, cond. by Omer Meir Wellber, with soprano Hila Baggio. Resonating Sounds for large orchestra was commissioned and premiered by Daniel Barenboim and the West- Eastern DIVAN Orchestra, at the following venues: BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall; Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival; Colon Theatre, Buenos Aires. Crystallization for large orchestra was re-premiered by Zubin Mehta and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. Ayal Adler's works are often performed at International Festivals, such as the  International Society of Contemporary Music (ISCM); Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival; Asian Composers' League (ACL), and more. In Israel, his music was premiered, among others, by The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Camerata Orchestra Jerusalem; Israel Symphony Orchestra; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra; Meitar Ensemble; Israel Contemporary Soloists; Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, etc, under the baton of Omer Meir Wellber.Ilan Volkov, Frédéric Chaslin,Pierre- André Valade, Zsolt Nagy, and others. Ayal Adler was born in Jerusalem. After receiving a Diploma in Piano and Composition from the Rubin Jerusalem Conservatory, he enrolled at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. There, he completed  a B.Mus. and an Artist Diploma in Composition (with Honors). He then pursued a Doctoral degree in Composition at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Adler is a full-time senior lecturer in Composition and Theory at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In recent years, he held various academic positions, such as Chair, Composition and Conducting Faculty, Dean of Students, and others. He currently serves as Vice Director of the Israeli Composers' League (ISCM). Recipient of numerous awards and grants, including: First Prize at the International Composition Competition RMN Music in London, 2018, for his work Chase; Prime- Minister  Award for Composers (2008); Two ACUM Prizes (equivalent to ASCAP): "Achievement Award of the Year", for Quintet (2012), and orchestral award for Crystallization (2003); Commissions from the America-Israel Cultural Fund, including a Fulbright Grant for Doctoral Studies, and others. Mr. Adler was nominated Composer-in-Residence for the Meitar ensemble from 2006 -2012, and later on became the Ensemble's Advisor. Six compact discs containing his works were released in recent years. His works are regularly published by the Israeli Music Institute (IMI), and the Israeli Music Center (IMC). Ayal Adler's works were recorded and played on BBC  Radio 4; Radio Swiss; Radio France; Israeli Radio Kan HaMusica, and others. Website: http://ayaladler.com/ -Nemtzov Gallery, Berlin; Großschwabhausen concert house, Weimar -Israeli Conservatory Hall, Tel Aviv; Weiss Hall, Jerusalem Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg, piano, Gare du Nord Festival, Basel, Switzerland, March 2018 Mosheles Strings Ensemble, Jan Rezek, cond. Smetana Museum, Prague, May 2017 Mosheles Strings Ensemble, Barak Tal, cond. November 2016. Premiere: – Janáček Academy Hall, Brno - Israeli Conservatory Ran baron Hall, Tel Aviv- International Classical, Guitar Festival, Netanya Cultural Hall Spectrum New Music Series, New York-Winter Solstice concert in Seattle. December 2016- Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem-*Dialogues for Piano  and Chamber Ensemble. Ensemble Meitar, Pierre Andre Vallade, cond. Amit Dolberg, piano. International CEME Festival. Revised Premiere: Public Performances (partial list). January 2016. Revised Premiere: Israel Music Conservatory Hall, Tel Aviv- - Lucerne Festival- BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London- Salzburg Festival -Colon Theater, Buenos Aires September 2014: Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival-