Background
Uzi shalev was born in Kibbutz Ein-Dor on July 3, 1961.
Uzi shalev was born in Kibbutz Ein-Dor on July 3, 1961.
He studied the bassoon with Sara Tzur, Zeev Dorman, Walter Meroz and Mordechai Rechtman.
Since 1987 he is assistant principal bassoonist with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO). Studies
Upon completion of his military service in the Israel Defense Forces as an officer, he continued his studies at the Juilliard School in New New York Since 1987, He has been assistant principal bassoonist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
As first chair bassoonist with the IPO, Shalev has toured many of the major cities of North America, South America, Europe, The Far East and Australia, under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta, Maestro Lorin Maazel, Maestro Kurt Mazur, Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and other conductors.
Uzi Shalev is an active musician, who appears regularly with various chamber ensembles and performs as soloist with different orchestras, including the IPO. Shalev"s solo performances with the IPO
Uzi Shalev"s solo performances with the IPO included George Philip Telemann"s Double Concerto for flute and bassoon (1990), Joseph Haydn"s Sinfonia Concertante (1998) and Aharon Harlap"s Bassoon concerto (2005), which was composed and dedicated for Mr.Shalev. Uzi shalev has commissioned and premiered numerous compositions by distinguished Israeli composers.
Among them: Yehezkel Braun, Theodore Holdhaim, Ben-Zion Orgad, Tzvi Avni, Aharon Harlap, Arie Shapira, Ronn Yedidia, Tamar Muskal and others The well known bassoonist and arranger, Mordechai Rechtman, has dedicated a few of his arrangements to Uzi Shalev.
