Education
Reuven later studied with Mr. Lev Haimovitch until beginning his studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he was studied with Professor Motti Smidt.
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Jacob Reuven
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Reuven is one of the leading mandolin players that emerged from Israel in recent years. Reuven"s broad musical horizons encompass everything from classical music, baroque music, contemporary music, world music, to music for modern dance and theatre. Reuven began his mandolin studies at the age of eight under the guidance of Professor
Simha Nathanson at the Beer Sheva Music Conservatory.
Reuven performs as a soloist and as a guest artist with some of the best Israeli orchestras and ensembles including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israeli Sinfonietta,the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Twenty First Century Ensemble. Jacob played under the baton of conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Antonio Pappano, Mendi Rodan and Zsolt Nagy.
Reuven has collaborated with the Jerusalem Quartet and the Vivace Ensemble, among others Reuven has been invited to perform with orchestras such as The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, and be a leading artist in festivals including the Festival Mandolines de Lunel.
Those are among other recitals and festivals abroad (mostly Europe).
Reuven has set new standards to mandolin playing both in Israel and worldwide being the first mandolin player to ever perform violin repertoire on mandolin with an Israeli orchestra. His performances to this repertoire have given him his well-known name in Israel and abroad.
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Membership
He is a member of the award-winning Kerman Mandolin Quartet as well as a member of Barrocade: the Israel Baroque Collective, with whom he often performs as soloist. Reuven is also a member of Ensemble Maktub, an ensemble aimed at the performance of Classical Arabic and Middle-Eastern music
