Yehonatan Berick is a violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 and viola

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

 virtuoso

Virtuoso

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 and pedagogue.

Born in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, he started his musical education at the age of six. His principal violin teachers were Ilona Feher

Ilona Feher

Ilona Feher, Ilona Fehér , was one of the last representatives of the Central European Violin School whose greats included Joseph Joachim, Otakar Ševčík and Jenő Hubay. She was also a noted violin teacher.-Early years:Feher studied with Jenő Hubay for six years at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music...

, Henry Meyer, Kurt Sassmanshauss, and Dorothy Delay

Dorothy DeLay

Dorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.-Career and education:...

. He had theory teachings with composer Sergiu Natra

Sergiu Natra

Sergiu Natra is an Israeli composer of Romanian birth. He is particularly well known for his compositions for the harp, including Sonatina , Prayer , and Divertimento .-Life and work:...

, and attended masterclasses with such artists as Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern was a Ukrainian-born violinist. He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent.-Biography:Isaac Stern was born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Ukraine. He was fourteen months old when his family moved to San Francisco...

, Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng was a Polish violinist.-Early years:He was born in Żelazowa Wola, Poland on 22 September 1918 into a wealthy family....

, Max Rostal

Max Rostal

Max Rostal was a violinist and a viola player. He was Austrian-born, but later took British citizenship.-Biography:Max Rostal was born in Cieszyn and studied with Carl Flesch. He won the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1925...

 and Josef Gingold

Josef Gingold

Josef Gingold was a Russian-Jewish-born classical violinist and teacher, who lived most of his life in the United States...

.
In 1993 he was prizewinner at the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition

Walter W. Naumburg Foundation

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, and in 1997 he was awarded Quebec's Prix Opus.

Berick has performed as soloist, presented numerous recitals and collaborated in chamber music performances with a long list of internationally renowned artists. He took part in the world's leading festivals, including Marlboro and Ravinia. Touring as a chamber music

Chamber music

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ian, he has been featured in the world's most important music centers. He has recorded for the Summit, Gasparo, Acoma, JMC and Helicon

Helicon Records

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 labels. He is Professor of Violin at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 at Ann Arbor, and has also taught at McGill University

McGill University

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 in Montreal

Montreal

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 and at the Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...

 in Rochester

Rochester, New York

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, NY.