AICF’s Aviv Competitions have been held since 1999 and assist in the advancement of outstanding Israeli musicians who are just embarking on their artistic journey, through the distribution of prizes in different fields of musical performance.
The Aviv Competitions are intended for musicians 21 to 32 years of age who are ready for a professional career. The Competitions are held by AICF in cooperation with the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport every two years.
One prize is awarded in every field. In addition to the monetary prize, winning the competition bestows exposure to audiences and critics, live performances, radio broadcasts in Israel and assistance in career development in Israel and abroad.
Next Competitions
Prizes
Past Aviv Competitions’ Winners
Tom Zalmanov 2022
Almog Segal 2020
Yuval Chen 2018
Alon petrilin 2016
Tomer Gewirtzman 2014
Raviv Leibzirer 2012
Boris Giltburg 2010
Roman Rabinovich 2008
Victor Stanislavsky 2006
Inon Barnatan 2004
Ran Dank 2002
Einav Yarden 2001
Dror Biran 2000
Ido Bar-Shai 1999
Rona Shrira 2022
Sivan Keren 2018
Daniela Skorka 2015
Tal Ganor 2012
Rachel Frenkel 2009
Gal James 2006
Anna Virovlanski 2003
Tamara Navoth 2022
Sivan Keren 2018
Daniela Skorka 2015
Gan-ya Ben-Gur Akselrod 2012
Mima Millo 2009
Gal Games 2003
Yamen Saadi 2020
Daniel Aizenshtadt 2014
Kobi Malkin 2011
Semion Gavrikov 2008
Sergei Ostrovsky 1999
Maya Tal 2020
Matan Noussimovitch, Shira Majoni 2013
Matan Gilitchensky 2010
Amihai Grosz 2007
Yuval Gotlibovich 2004
Nimrod Guaz 2001
Assif Binness 2022
Haran Meltzer 2018
Michal Beck 2015
Michael Katz and Daniel Mitnitsky 2012
Gal Nyska 2009
Carolina Singer 2003
Elai Grisaru Drori (Trombone) 2022
Almog Segal (piano) and Jonathan Leibovitz (Clarinet) 2020
Elisha Kravitz 2018
Alon petrilin 2016
Talia Erdal 2015
Daniel Borovitzky 2014
Shira Majoni 2013
Michael Katz 2012
Hed Yaron Mayersohn 2011
Asaf Kleinman 2010
Yigal Kaminka 2009
Sivan Maayani-Zelikoff 2008
Lotem Beider 2007
Carolina Singer 2003
Ran Dank 2002
Victor Stanislavsky 2006
Benny Aghassi 2005
Carmel String Quartet 2004
Einav Yarden 2001
Alexander Fiterstein 2000
Sergei Ostrovsky 1999
Elai Grisaru Drori 2022
Noam Fresko 2018
Udi Perlman 2020
Amit Dubester 2015
Margarita Timoshin 2012
Yigal Kaminka 2009
Moran Katz 2006
Mor Biron 2003
Alexander Fiterstein 2000
Jonathan Leibovitz 2020
Gal Raviv 2014
Alon Stoler 2011
Eyal Cohen 2008
Yuval Shapiro 2005
Sergei Gambarian Z”L 1999
Amit Gilutz 2013
Asaf Matityahu 2011
Daniel Cohen 2008
Yaniv Dinur 2005
Shani Inbar 2007
Benny Aghassi 2005
Uri Smilansky 2001
Avi Avital 2007
Yaniv Attar 2004
Carmel String Quartet 2004
“Percadu” – Tomer Yariv & Adi Morag 2001
Almog Segal 2020
Yuval Chen (piano), Michal Doron (singing), William Weil (cello), Noam Fresko (brass) 2018
Alon petrilin, Nir Rom Nagy 2016
Maayan Licht, Oded Hadar, Rotem Bartan 2015
Tomer Gewirtzman, Yuval Wolfson, Yuval Herz 2014
Matan Noussimovitch, Eliav Kohl, Amit Gilutz 2013
Margarita Timoshin, Raviv Leibzirer, Michael Katz, Tal Ganor 2012
Nitzan Bartana, Nir Erez, Sivan Albo Ben-Hur 2011
Boris Giltburg, Matan Gilitchensky 2010
Yigal Kaminka, Gal Nyska, Mima Millo, Alon Sariel 2009
Roman Rabinovich 2008
Amihai Grosz 2007
Moran Abulof 2006
Kinneret Sieradzki 2005
Carmel String Quartet, Inon Barnatan 2004
Carolina Singer 2003
Previous music competitions’ Winners
Bassoon – Maurizio Paez
Cello – Hillel Zori, Zvi Plesser, Konstantin Sokolov, Gavriel Lipkind, Amit Peled
Clarinet – Yevgeni Yehudin
Flute – Margalit Gafni, Michael Melzer, Eyal Ein-Habar
Guitar – Yehuda Schryer
Harpsichord – Shalev Ad-El
Oboe – Dudu Carmel
Piano – Liora Ziv-Li, Zecharia Plavin, Sara Janovski-Tal, Michal Tal, Ilan Rechtman,
Arnan Wiesel, Eitan Globerson, Arnon Erez, Alon Goldstein, Genadi Zagor, Anna Keiserman
Percussion – Benny Kunievsky, Chen Zimbalista
Recorder – Eyal Lerner
Trombone – Nitzan Haroz
Violin – Ani Schnarch, Guy Braunstein, Roi Shiloah
Voice – Danny Ettinger, Anat Efraty, Dana Glazer
Aviram Reichert, Alon Goldstien, Tal Weissman, Ohad Ben-Ari, Gil Garbourg, Assaf Fire
Hagai Shaham, Guy Braunstein, Alexander Pavlovsky