Background
Pianka, Uri was born on August 27, 1937 in Tel-Aviv. Son of Eliezer and Sarah (Weinriber) Pianka. came to the United States, 1987.
Pianka, Uri was born on August 27, 1937 in Tel-Aviv. Son of Eliezer and Sarah (Weinriber) Pianka. came to the United States, 1987.
Studies with Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay, Julliard School Music. Diploma in violin, Julliard School Music, 1958.
Teaching fellow, member quartet in residence, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1958-1959; member, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Tel-Aviv, 1959-1969; concertmaster, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Tel-Aviv, 1969-1988; violinist, The Yuval Trio, Holon, Israel, 1969-1989; concertmaster, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Houston, since 1987; recording artist, Deutsche Grammophon, 1975; recording artist, Columbia Broadcasting System Masterworks, 1978.
Married Sarah Seidman, July 25, 1961. Children: Boaz, Ruth, Maya-Helen.