Shai Wosner continues to attract international recognition for his exceptional artistry, imaginative programming and musical integrity. With a wide-ranging repertoire from Mozart and Beethoven to Ligeti and composers of his own generation, he has been hailed by the Financial Times as "an artist to follow keenly."  Recent and upcoming engagements include recitals at London's Wigmore Hall, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the 92nd Street Y in New York, a critically acclaimed debut with the Cleveland Orchestra, appearances with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and performances with the New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and members of the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall.  Following his tenure as a BBC New Generation Artist, he continues to appear with BBC orchestras in concerts, and on the Radio 3 Network in recital and chamber music.  In 2005, Wosner won an Avery Fisher Career Grant. In the same year, he received a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, which led to the commission of Michael Hersch's "Along the Ravines", a concerto for piano and orchestra. A former member of Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two, Wosner has performed at festivals including the Ravinia Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Mostly Mozart, Grand Teton Music Festival, and Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest and La Jolla's SummerFest.  He has worked with conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Slatkin, Donald Runnicles, Alan Gilbert, Zubin Mehta and Hans Graf, and collaborated with such esteemed artists as Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Cho-Liang Lin and Christian Tetzlaff. Mr. Wosner resides in New York City ... read full bio

Shai Wosner continues to attract international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity and creative insight. With imaginative programming that communicates his intellectual curiosity, Wosner performs a wide-ranging repertoire from Mozart and Beethoven to Ligeti and composers of his own generation. Hailed by the Financial Times as "an artist to follow keenly", Wosner's virtuosity and perceptiveness have increasingly made him a favorite among audiences and critics alike.

Highlights of Mr. Wosner's  2009-2010 season include his subscription debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, engagements with the BBC Scottish Symphony (a Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall as well as subscription concerts), solo recitals in the US as well as duo recitals with Viviane Hagner (at the Kennedy Center) and Jennifer Koh.  Other recent highlights have included his critically-acclaimed debut with The Cleveland Orchestra, his return to the Atlanta and Houston symphonies, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Fresno Philharmonic, the Indianapolis and North Carolina symphonies, and recitals at including London's Wigmore Hall, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and The 92nd Street Y in New York.  Recently having concluded his tenure as a BBC New Generation Artist, he continues to collaborate with BBC orchestras and concert series, in recital, chamber-music and concerto repertoire.

In 2005, Wosner won an Avery Fisher Career Grant. In the same year, he received a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, which led to the commission of Michael Hersch's "Along the Ravines", a concerto for piano and orchestra.

In recent seasons, Wosner has appeared with numerous major orchestras in North America and Europe, including re-engagements with The Los Angeles Philharmonic at The Hollywood Bowl, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and performances with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas, Milwaukee, Columbus and Memphis; the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia; Staatskapelle Berlin, the Gothenburg Symphony, the Barcelona Symphony, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and Orchestre National de Belgique, among others. In 2006 he debuted with the Vienna Philharmonic during the 250th anniversary celebrations of Mozart's birth, in Salzburg. He has worked with conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Donald Runnicles, Hans Graf, Alan Gilbert, Peter Oundjian, James Conlon, James Judd and Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Wosner is widely sought after by his colleagues for his versatility and spirit of partnership. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with numerous esteemed artists including Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Cho-Liang Lin and Christian Tetzlaff. From 2002-2004, he was a member of Lincoln's Center's Chamber Music Society Two. He regularly performs at various chamber music festivals, including Chamber Music Northwest in Portland and La Jolla's SummerFest. Other summer festival appearances include the Ravinia Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Mostly Mozart, Grand Teton Music Festival, and Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. Recent chamber music engagements include a concert with members of The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, a performance of the Mozart concerto for three pianos with Joseph Kalichstein and Alon Goldstein and the New York String Orchestra with Jaime Laredo at Carnegie Hall, collaborations with both the Tokyo and Miro string quartets, the Georgian Chamber Players at Spivey Hall, and return engagements with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.  For several consecutive summers, Wosner was also involved in the West-Eastern Divan Workshop led by Daniel Barenboim and toured as soloist with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

Born in Israel, Mr. Wosner enjoyed a broad musical education from a very early age, studying piano with Emanuel Krasovsky as well as composition, theory and improvisation with André Hajdu. He later studied at The Juilliard School with Emanuel Ax.

Shai lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

Last updated January 2010. Contact Opus 3 Artists for the most up-to-date version.

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