Professional Experience of Yuval Zaliouk

Yuval is passionate about conducting but loves the music and musicians even more. Every performance is a collaboration to elevate the orchestra and the music to new heights, using their talent to showcase the beauty of the music.

Positions

• Principal Conductor, MostArts Summer Festival, Alfred, NY: 2016 -
• Music Director, The Raanana Symphonette, Israel: 1995 to 2001
• Conductor Laureate, The Toledo Symphony (OH): 1989 to present
• Music Director, The Toledo Symphony (OH): 1980 to 1989
• Interim Chief Conductor, The Edmonton Symphony: 1980/81
• Music Director, The Haifa Symphony, Israel: 1975 to 1978
• Music Director, The Opera Studio, Paris: 1973 to 1975
• Assistant to Otto Klemperer: 1970 to 1972
• Permanent Conductor, Royal Ballet Company, London: 1966 to 1970

Prizes & Awards

• 1965 - First Prize, America-Israel Cultural Foundation Conductors Competition
• 1967 - First Prize, International Conducting Competition, Besancon, France
• 1970 - Second Prize, Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting Competition, New York
• 1984 - ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music, The Toledo Symphony

Education

• Haifa Academy of Music, Israel - Piano, Trombone and Percussion
• Hebrew University in Jerusalem - LLB Law degree
• Rubin Academy, Jerusalem - Advance Conducting Course
• Guildhall School of Music, London, UK - Advance Conducting Course
• Conducting teachers - Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Colin Davis, Jascha Horenstein, Otto Klemperer, Vilem Tausky

Workshops

• 1991 - Panel member, ASOL Conductors Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
• 1991 - American Concert Guild seminar, Cincinnati, OH

Languages

• Hebrew
• English
• French
• German

Hobbies

• Flying
• Cooking
• Photography
• Computers

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