Yonah Zur

Yonah Zur

Violinist Yonah Zur has performed throughout Israel, the US, and Europe. He has had solo appearences with the Jerusalem Symphony, the Israel Contemporary Players, and the Israel Camerata Jerusalem. He is a member of the Carmel Quartet, and serves as Assistant Principal Second Violin the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music performances have included the Marlboro, Yellow Barn, Tanglewood, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern summer festivals, where he shared the stage with members of the Guarneri, Emerson, and Juilliard Quartets, and with pianists Richard Goode, Gilbert Kalish, and Bruno Canino.
Mr. Zur graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance having studied with Avi Abramovich, and earned his Masters at The Juilliard School with Robert Mann. He was a recipient of the AICF scholarships from 1995-2003. He is on the faculty of the Preparatory school of the Jerusalem Academy, and has been engaging young new audiences with chamber music for the past twenty years.