Keren Hanan
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Keren Hanan, Greek-Israeli concert pianist, has been playing piano since she was eight years old. She started studying with Hanna Shalgi and Pnina Salzman
. In her younger years, Keren was the recipient of various national awards. She has also won many American-Israel Foundation scholarships. At the age of 17, Keren moved to Boston and continued her studies at the New England Conservatory with Wha Kyung Byun, afterwards in Tel Aviv with Prof. Arie Vardi
, and subsequently in Italy, under Franco Scala and Antonio Ballista.
Keren has given recitals throughout the world, including in New York, Boston, Rome, London, Budapest, Vietnam and China. She appeared as a soloist with youth orchestras in Israel and Europe, and, at the age of 15 performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In the last few years, she has played with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
, the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in New York, the Belgrade Philharmonic and with Zubin Mehta
and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
. In May of 2007, Keren played with the Dohnanyi Orchestra in special event for the State of Israel at the Palace of Arts (Budapest)
. Also in 2008, she played and conducted a string orchestra in Budapest.
In her role as a Chamber musician, she has played with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
and the New Chamber Music Series of the Israel Philharmonic
Keren is also a painter and has had exhibitions across the globe. Her renowned work has reached private collections in New York, London and Budapest.
As of 2011, Keren resides in Budapest, working alongside Ferenc Rados
, where she plays piano and displays her work at the Kogart Gallery.
Pnina Salzman
Pnina Salzman was an Israeli classical pianist and piano pedagogue....
. In her younger years, Keren was the recipient of various national awards. She has also won many American-Israel Foundation scholarships. At the age of 17, Keren moved to Boston and continued her studies at the New England Conservatory with Wha Kyung Byun, afterwards in Tel Aviv with Prof. Arie Vardi
Arie Vardi
Arie Vardi is an Israeli classical pianist and piano pedagogue.He is currently teaching at the Buhmann-Mehta Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover and at the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick, Maine...
, and subsequently in Italy, under Franco Scala and Antonio Ballista.
Keren has given recitals throughout the world, including in New York, Boston, Rome, London, Budapest, Vietnam and China. She appeared as a soloist with youth orchestras in Israel and Europe, and, at the age of 15 performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In the last few years, she has played with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra was formed in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, with musicians "drawn from the cream of Hungary's younger players", as The Times put it...
, the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in New York, the Belgrade Philharmonic and with Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is the leading symphony orchestra in Israel. It was originally known as the Palestine Orchestra, and in Hebrew as התזמורת הסימפונית הארץ ישראלית The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit...
. In May of 2007, Keren played with the Dohnanyi Orchestra in special event for the State of Israel at the Palace of Arts (Budapest)
Palace of Arts (Budapest)
The Palace of Arts is a building in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, officially opened in March 2005. It is located near Lágymányosi Bridge, accessible from the southern end of Grand Boulevard with a ten-minute walk or by HÉV, or by No.1, No.2, and No.24 streetcars...
. Also in 2008, she played and conducted a string orchestra in Budapest.
In her role as a Chamber musician, she has played with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra was formed in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, with musicians "drawn from the cream of Hungary's younger players", as The Times put it...
and the New Chamber Music Series of the Israel Philharmonic
Keren is also a painter and has had exhibitions across the globe. Her renowned work has reached private collections in New York, London and Budapest.
As of 2011, Keren resides in Budapest, working alongside Ferenc Rados
Ferenc Rados
Ferenc Rados is a Hungarian pianist and professor of piano and chamber music. Until 1996 he taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary...
, where she plays piano and displays her work at the Kogart Gallery.