Ayal Adler


Ayal Adler, is an Israeli composer. Active internationally, his works are continuously performed worldwide. Serves as Associate Professor in composition and theory at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Recipient of numerous awards, including: Two Prime- Minister Awards for Composers; Two Acum Prizes, and International prizes. Serves as the Director of the Israel Composers' League.

Biography

Ayal Adlerr's compositions were performed in recent years in the United States; Canada; Germany; Austria; England; Lithuania; Spain; Finland; Czech Republic; Russia; Hungary; Croatia; South Korea, and more. Adler's oeuvre includes music in various genres including solo, chamber, vocal, and orchestral. His work, In Motion - Concerto for Continuo and Large Orchestra was commissioned by the Bregenz Festival in 2023. Resonating Sounds for Large Orchestra was commissioned and premiered by Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern DIVAN Orchestra, at the following venues: BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall; Lucerne Festival; Salzburg Festival; Colon Theatre, Buenos Aires. His song cycle, Alone, I return from the Night, was commissioned and premiered by the Munich Philharmonic, cond. by Omer Meir Wellber, with soprano Hila Baggio. Crystallization for Large Orchestra was re-premiered by Zubin Mehta and the Israeli Philharmonic. Postlude for Large Ensemble was re-premiered by Matthias Pintscher and Meitar Ensemble. Ayal Adler's works are often performed at International Festivals, such as the International Society of Contemporary Music ; Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival; Asian Composers' League, and more. In Israel, his music was premiered, among others, by The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Camerata Orchestra Jerusalem; Israel Symphony Orchestra; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra; Meitar Ensemble; Israel Contemporary Soloists; Raanana Symphonette Orchestra; Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, and more, under the baton of Omer Meir Wellber; Matthias Pintscher; Ilan Volkov; Frédéric Chaslin; Pierre-André Valade; Zsolt Nagy, and others.
Ayal Adler was born in Jerusalem. After receiving a Diploma in Piano and Composition from the Rubin Jerusalem Conservatory, he enrolled at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. There, he completed a B.Mus. and an Artist Diploma in Composition. He then pursued a Doctoral degree in Composition at McGill University in Montreal. Ayal Adler is a full-time faculty at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, and serves as an Associate Professor in Composition and Theory. In recent years he held various academic positions, such as Chair, Composition and Conducting Faculty, Dean of Students, and others. He currently serves as a Board member of the Israeli Composers' League.
Recipient of numerous awards and grants, including: First Prize at the International Composition Competition RMN Music in London, 2018, for his work Chase; Prime- Minister Award for Composers ; Two ACUM Prizes: Achievement Award of the Year Award for Quintet, and orchestral award for Crystallization ; Commissions from the America-Israel Cultural Fund, including a Fulbright Grant for Doctoral Studies; commissions from the Adele and John Gray Endowment Fund, and others. Mr. Adler was nominated Composer-in-Residence for the Meitar ensemble from 2006 -2012, and later on became the Ensemble's Advisor. Six compact discs containing his works were released in recent years. His works are regularly published by the Israeli Music Institute, and the Israeli Music Center. Ayal Adler's works were recorded and played on BBC Radio 4; Radio Swiss; Radio France; Israeli Radio Kan HaMusica, and others.
Website: http://ayaladler.com/

Compositions

  • In Motion- Concerto for Continuo and Large Orchestra. 20 min.
  • Shades, for Violin, Violincello, and Piano. 10 min.
  • Transparent Lights, for Violin and Viilincello. 8 min.
  • Imaginary Figures, for Piano. 11 min
  • Hidden Light, for large ensemble. 13 min.
  • Alone, I return from the Night.Three songs and Interludes for Soprano and Large Orchestra. 18 min.
  • Circular Breathing, for String orchestra. 15 min
  • Lines, interrupted, for Violin and strings. 14 min
  • Rock Expressions for Guitars and ensemble. 15 min
  • Double Concerto for Single Guitarist and large orchestra. 15 min
  • Concerto for Mandolin and strings.14 min
  • Misterioso for piano. 8'.
  • Resonating Sounds, for large orchestra. 17 min
  • Colors of Dust, for fl, cl, vn, vc, pno. 14 min
  • Solitary, I return from the night. Three songs for soprano and orchestra. Texts: David Vogel. 15 min
  • Postlude, for a large ensemble. 10'.
  • Allegretto Misterioso, for Two Pianos. 10'.
  • For Four, Piano 4 Hand. 8'
  • Two Short Pieces for piano. 7'.
  • Quintet for pno, fl, cl, vn and vc. 15'.
  • Or Haganuz, for a large ensemble. 14'.
  • At the Gate of Darkness, two songs for mezzo-soprano, fl, cl, bsn, vn, vc and pno. Texts: David Vogel: As night approaches; At the gate of Darkness. 14'.
  • Reminiscence for violin and piano. 18'.
  • Circles in Time for fl, cl, vc, prc and pno. 14'.
  • Shades.. to Colors for piano and string quartet. 12'.
  • Crystallization for large orchestra. 17'.
  • Voyages for orchestra. 10'.
  • Dialogues for piano and large ensemble. 14'.
  • Largo for violin and orchestra. 14'.
  • Two Pieces for piano: Allegro Agitato; Andante Sostenuto. 10'. -
  • String Quartet in four movements. 14'.
  • Five Short Pieces for Clarinet. 10'.
  • Three Songs for Women's Choir : Kirya Yefeifia; Se'I Yona; Nitzanim Nir'u Ba'aretz. 13'.

Public Performances (partial list)

  • Imaginary Figures. Amit Dolberg, piano. Israel Music Days, December 2020, Tel Aviv Museum.* Hidden Light, for large ensemble. New version premiere. UMZE ensemble, Gregory Vajda, cond. Budapest Music Center, October 2020
  • Alone, I return from the Night for soprano and large orchestra.premiere. Hila Baggio, soprano, Munich Philharmonic, Omer Meir Wellber, cond. November 2019, Munich
  • Voyages for orchestra. Intrada Contemporary Music Festival, opening concert, November 2019: Timisoara, Romania
  • Colors of dust for fl, cl, vln, vc, pno. Moscow Soloits Ensemble. October 2019: Moscow and Kazan
  • Nuances de Colours, for string quartet. Premiere. Farma quartet, Hamakom Festival, Holesov, Czech Republic. July 2019
  • Fragmented Lines in Time, for woodwind quartet, diX Ensemble. June–July 2019, Premiere:
-Nemtzov Gallery, Berlin; Großschwabhausen concert house, Weimar
  • Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg. May 2019, Tel Aviv Museum
  • Lines, Interrupted, Concerto for Violin and Strings. Itamar Zorman, violin, Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, Barak Tak, cond. May 2019:
-Israeli Conservatory Hall, Tel Aviv; Weiss Hall, Jerusalem
  • Shades, for piano quartet. Ensemble Wiener Collage, Rene Staar, cond. Arnold Schoenberg Center, Vienna March 2019
  • Colors of Dust for quintet. Meitar Ensemble, Pierre- Andre Vallade, cond. Festival- Biennale of New Music, Florida State University. February 2019
  • Shades, for piano quartet. Ensemble Wiener Collage, Rene Staar, cond. Clairmont Hall, Tel Aviv. December 2018
  • Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg, piano. Leipzig University. December 2018
  • Contrasts in Time, for solo Violin. Karen Bentley- Pollick, violin, Stanford University. May 2018
  • Postlude for large ensemble. Zeutfluss Ensemble, Edo Micic, cond. Arnold Schoenberg Center, Vienna. May 2018
  • Circular Breathing, for string orchestra- Premiere. St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Modestas Barkauskas, cond. St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius, Lithuania. April 2018
  • Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg, piano, Macedonian International Festival, Philharmonic Hall, Skopje, Macedonia. April 2018
  • Colors of Dust for quintet. Meitar Ensemble, Constantia Gorcki, cond. Tel Aviv Conservatory, March 2018
Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg, piano, Gare du Nord Festival, Basel, Switzerland, March 2018
  • Misterioso for piano, Amit Dolberg, piano. Intrada New Music Festival, Timișoara, Romania, November 2017
  • Solitary, I return from the night, three songs for soprano and orchestra. Texts: David Vogel. The Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Uriel Segal, cond. Israeli Music Days, Tel Aviv Museum, September 2017
  • Misterioso for piano, Hagai Yudan, piano. Tel Aviv Conservatory, September 2017
  • Lines, Interrupted, Concerto for Violin and Strings. Tomas Tulacek, Violin,
Mosheles Strings Ensemble, Jan Rezek, cond. Smetana Museum, Prague, May 2017
  • Lines, Interrupted, Concerto for Violin and Strings. Tomas Tulacek, Violin,
Mosheles Strings Ensemble, Barak Tal, cond. November 2016. Premiere: – Janáček Academy Hall, Brno
  • Rock Expressions, for Guitars and Ensemble- Premiere. Nadav Lev, Guitars. Meitar Ensemble, Ziv Kozo, cond. October 2016, Premiere:
- Israeli Conservatory Ran baron Hall, Tel Aviv- International Classical, Guitar Festival, Netanya Cultural Hall
  • Contrasts in Time, for solo Violin. Karen Bentley- Pollick, violin,. September 2016. Premiere: Klaipeda, Lithuania Contemporary Festival-
Spectrum New Music Series, New York-Winter Solstice concert in Seattle. December 2016-
  • Double Concerto for Single Guitarist. Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Frederic Chaslin, cond. Nadav Lev, Guitars. July 2016. Premiere:
Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem-*Dialogues for Piano and Chamber Ensemble. Ensemble Meitar, Pierre Andre Vallade, cond. Amit Dolberg, piano. International CEME Festival. Revised Premiere:
January 2016. Revised Premiere: Israel Music Conservatory Hall, Tel Aviv-
  • Expanses- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra. Amit Dolberg, piano, Tel Aviv Soloists, Barak Tal, cond. September 2015:- Rappoport Center, Haifa, Hag Hamusika Festival
  • Concerto for Mandolin and String Orchestra. Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber, cond. Yaakov Reuven, mandolin. June 2015. Premiere: – Auditorium Raanana
  • Colors of Dust for fl, cl, vn, vc and pno. Ensemble Meitar, Yuval Zorn, cond. March 2015:- 92 Street Y, New York- Banff Arts Center – New Music Series, Calgary
  • Resonating Sounds for large orchestra. Commissioned by Daniel Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. World Summer Tour, Premiere. August 2014:
- Lucerne Festival- BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London- Salzburg Festival -Colon Theater, Buenos Aires
  • Misterioso for Piano. Yuval Zorn, Piano. July 2014:-Royal Opera House, London-Steinway House, London- Hateiva, Tel Aviv
  • Expanses- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra. Amit Dolberg, piano, Tel Aviv Soloists, Barak Tal, cond. March 2014. Premiere:-Weiss Hall, Jerusalem -Tel Aviv Conservatory–Rappoport Center, Haifa Weil Center
  • Colors of Dust for fl, cl, vn, vc and pno. Roy Amotz- flute, Pascal Moragues- clarinet. Michael Barenboim- violin, Timothy Parks- cello. Yaron Kolberg- piano. Nir Cohen- cond.
September 2014: Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival-
  • Colors of Dust for fl, cl, vn, vc and pno. Roi Amotz- flute, Pascal Moragues- clarinet. Michael Barenboim- violin, Timothy Parks- cello. Yaron Kolberg- piano. David Coleman- cond. International Chamber Music Festival, September 2013, YMCA Jerusalem
  • Quintet, Piano& Ensemble. Ensemble Meitar, Guy Feder, cond. May 2013:
  • * Yale University. New Haven
  • * Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth
  • * Chapelle Historique de Bon-Pasteur, Montreal
  • Colors of Dust. Claudia Stain. Intonation Chamber Music Festival. Jewish Museum Berlin, May 2013. Premiere
  • Solitary, I return from the night, three songs for soprano and orchestra. Texts: David Vogel. Camerata Orchestra, Ariane Matiakh, cond. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Rehovot, October 2012. Premiere-
  • Crystallization for large orchestra 2002), new version. Israeli Philharmonic orchestra, Zubin Mehta.cond. Tel Aviv, October 2012
  • Reminiscence for violin and piano. Moshe Aharonov, violin. Amit Dolberg, piano. "Nuovi Spazi Musicali" Festival, Rome. October 2012
  • At the Gate of Darkness for mezzo-soprano and ensemble. Ayelet Amotz, mezzo, Meitar Ensemble. Daniel Cohen, cond. The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival. September 2012
  • Encounters, for piano and two percussions players. Gili Luftos, piano. Lev Luftos and Dana Luftus, percussion. Jerusalem Music Center, May 2012. Premiere
  • Quintet, Piano& Ensemble. Ensemble Meitar, Guy Feder, cond. Sounds of Israel Festival, Hamburg.; New Music Festival, Dresden. February 2012
  • Quintet, Piano& Ensemble. Ensemble Meitar, Guy Feder, cond. "Desert Sounds" Festival, Sde Boker. January 2012-
  • Allegretto Misterioso for Two Pianos. Commissioned by Adele and John Gray Fund of AICF. Yuval Admoni an Tami Kanazawa, pianos. Hateiva, – June 2011. Premiere
  • Postlude, for a large ensemble. Meitar ensemble and guests. Einav Music Hall, Tel Aviv; Jerusalem Theatre. February 2011. Premiere-
  • Two Pieces for Piano. Chag Hamusika, Tel Aviv Museum, October 2010
  • Crystallisation for large orchestra. Rishon LeZion Orchestra, Ilan Volkov, cond. May 2010. Premiere-
  • Quintet, Piano& Ensemble. Ensemble Meitar. Israel Music Conservatory Concert Series, Einav Hall Tel Aviv, January 2010. Premiere-
  • Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg, piano. Contemporary Music Festival, Latvia. October 2009; Hateiva, Tel Aviv. June 2009
  • At the Gate of Darkness, for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and piano; Meitar Ensemble. Hag Hamusika, Givataim Theatre. September 2009
  • At the Gate of Darkness, Meitar Ensemble. Jerusalem Music Center; Hateiva, Tel Aviv. May 2009
  • Reminiscence for violin and piano. Moshe Aharonov, violin. Amit Dolberg, piano. Hateiva. September 2008
  • Misterioso for piano. Amit Dolberg, piano. Hateiva; Jerusalem Music Center. June 2008
  • Shades.. to Colors for Piano and String Quartet. Meitar Ensemble. Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme, Paris. April 2008
  • Shades.. to Colors; Tel Aviv Chamber Music Society. Einav Hall, Tel Aviv. March 2008
  • Or Haganuz, for large ensemble; 21st Century Ensemble, Doron Salomon, cond. Hateiva; Jerusalem Music Center and Amit Dolberg .Biennale-Festival of New Music, opening concert, Tel Aviv Museum. November 2006
  • Reminiscence for Violin and Piano; Moshe Aharonov and Amit Dolberg; ISAM Festival, Michelstadt, Germany. August 2006
  • Dialogues for Piano and Chamber Ensemble. 21st Century Ensemble, Zsolt Nagy, cond. Jerusalem Music Center; Tel Aviv Museum. June 2006
  • At the Gate of Darkness, for mezzo-soprano, fl, cl, bsn, vn, vc and pno. Meitar Ensemble. Jerusalem Music Center; Einav Center, Tel Aviv. May 2006. Premiere
  • Reminiscence for Violin and Piano. Assaf Levi and Amit Dolberg. March 2006.
  • * Tempera, Finland-
  • * Helsinki Museum, Finland-
  • * Royal Academy, Stockholm-
  • * Yehudi Menuhin School, London -
  • * Jewish Museum, London-
  • * Guildhall Music School, London-
  • * Keel University, Keel, England-
  • * Ha'teiva, Tel Aviv-Yafo. Premiere -
  • Shades... to Colors for Piano and String Quartet (2003. Musica Nova Group. Felicia Blumenthal Hall, Tel Aviv; Ha'teiva. February 2006
  • Circles in Time for fl, cl, vc, prc, pno. Kaprizma Ensemble; Jerusalem Music Center. June 2005-
  • *Poljak, piano; 2005 ISCM World Music Days, Zagreb; Matica Hrvatska Hall. April 2005
  • Shades to Colors for piano and string quartet. Porin String Quartet, Srebrenka-
  • Circles in Time; Musica Nova Ensemble, Constantia Gorcki, cond. Tel Aiv Museum. March 2004-
  • Shades to Colors for piano and string quartet; Israel Contemporary String Quartet, Yuval Admoni, piano. Jerusalem Music Center. March 2003. Premiere-
  • Voyages for orchestra; Bucharest Academy Orchestra, Dorel Pascu, cond. George Enescu Hall, Bucharest. March 2003
  • Misterioso for piano; Jana Macharakova, piano. Contemporary Music Week, Martinu Hall, Prague. December 2002.
  • Misterioso for piano; Bart Berman, piano. Felicia Blumenthal Hall, Tel Aviv.-
  • Misterioso for piano. the 10th Festival-Biennial of New Music. Opperman Music Hall, Tallahassee. January 2001-
  • Misterioso for piano. Ido Aiel, piano. Weiss Hall, Jerusalem. February 2000-
  • Voyages for orchestra. McGill University Chamber Orchestra.Stewart Grant, cond. Pollack Hall, Montreal. February 1999. Premiere
  • Dialogues for piano and chamber ensemble; Johanna Sobkowska, piano. Festival-Biennial of New Music, Florida State University, Opperman Hall, Tallahassee. February 1999
  • *July 1998. Premiere Misterioso for piano; Daniel Wiessner, piano. Dvorak Museum, Prague-
  • Dialogues for piano and chamber ensemble. McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble Denys Bouliane, cond. Pollack Hall, Montreal. April 1998. Premiere
  • Composition Recital, Rubin Academy Concert Hall, Jerusalem, June 1995:-
  • String Quartet; "The Golden Strings" Quartet -
  • Five Short Pieces for Clarinet; Liran Berman, clarinet-
  • Three Songs for Women's Choir; members of the "Cantus" Choir-
  • Two Pieces for Piano; Ayal Adler, piano

Discography

  • Gate of Darkness, for mezzo-soprano and ensemble.in :"Ensemble Meitar, 2010"
  • 'REMISCENCE', works 2003–2009. Sponsored by the Israeli Composers' League
  • Reminiscence for Violin and Piano, in: "Ensemble Meitar, 2008"
  • Voyages for orchestra, in: "Music in Time", 2005, a publication of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
  • Ayal Adler – 'WORKS 1997–1999'. Including: Misterioso; Voyages; Dialogues. Sponsored by Jerusalem Municipality, Culture Department. Jerusalem, 2002

Articles

  • "Tristan Murail and Spectral Music", Music in Time 2005, pp. 87–91*

Education

  • 1995: B.Mus in Composition, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
  • 1997: Artist Diploma in Composition, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
  • 2002: Doctorate in Music Composition, McGill University