Gil Sharon

The violinist and violist Gil Sharon began his musical studies in Bucharest, and soon joined a chosen group of young musicians who performed frequently all over Romania. He emigrated to Israel where he continued his studies with Ödön Pártos at the Rubin Academy of Tel Aviv University. Sharon was one of the founders of the Israel Army String Quartet, which gave frequent concerts throughout Israel and received the David Award. In 1971, he won first prize at the International Emily Anderson Violin Competition in London.

Sharon has been first concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra of Maastricht and guest concertmaster of both the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He has performed as soloist and recitalist in Europe, Israel, Canada, and the United States. He was the founder and leader of both the Sharon Quartet and the Amati Ensemble.

Over the last 20 years, Sharon has appeared frequently in the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades and its Paris series Pablo Casals en Champs Elysées, the Mendelssohn Festival in Hamburg, and the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound in Ontario.

Since 2018, Gil Sharon has been a member of the Fine Arts Quartet.

Sharon has given master classes at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, in Fontainebleau, and in Valencia. In 1997, he was honoured with the Dutch Royal Award, Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau, by HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands for his outstanding merits in the domain of chamber music.

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