Sharon Bezaly - Biography

Sharon Bezaly (born 1972) is a flutist.

Bezaly was born in Israel, but lives presently in Sweden. Her virtuosity has drawn comparisons to David Oistrakh and Vladimir Horowitz. She has been an international star since 1997, when she began her solo flute career. She made her solo debut at 14 with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. Her flute was made by Muramatsu Flutes out of 24-karat gold.

Appearances

Sharon Bezaly has appeared with leading symphony and chamber orchestras in Japan, China, Israel, Central and Western Europe, England, North and South America, Australia and Scandinavia. She has also performed at venues including the Vienna Musikverein, Châtelet in Paris, Tokyo's Suntory Hall, and at festivals with Gidon Kremer of the Bartók Quartet. In May 2006, she appeared at Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) with Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Dedicated works

Concertante

• Kalevi Aho: Concerto for flute (+alto) and orchestra
• Sally Beamish: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• Daniel Börtz: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• Brett Dean: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• Sofia Gubaidulina: Concerto for flute (+alto, +bass) and orchestra
• Anders Hillborg: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• Christian Lindberg: Concerto for flute (+alto) and chamber orchestra with solo glockenspiel
• Uljas Pulkkis: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• Ge Gan-ru: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• Mari Takano: Concerto for flute and string orchestra
• Haukur Tómasson: Concerto for flute and orchestra No.2
• Zhou Long: Deep, Deep Sea for alto flute, piccolo and orchestra
• Zhou Long: Concerto for flute and orchestra

Solo

• Daniel Börtz: Tinted Drawings
• Fulvio Caldini: Bezaly Sonatine
• Brett Dean: Demons
• Carl-Axel Dominique: Songlines
• George Flynn: Attitudes
• Hans-Ola Ericsson: Schattenengel

Discography

Bezaly has released 24 award-winning CDs with the Swedish record company BIS. She is married to the owner Robert von Bahr.

Honors

• Cannes Classical Young Artist of the Year Award, 2003
• Klassic Echo's Instrumentalist of the Year, 2002
• BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2006-2008

External links and references

• Minnesota Orchestra's showcase concert magazine, May 6, page 41
• sharonbezaly.com