Daniel Gortler

Born and raised in Israel, Gortler began studying classical music and piano with Naomi Hachohen. He graduated from the Rubin Music Academy in Tel-Aviv. He continued his musical studies graduating from the Musikhochschule Hannover, where he studied with Professor Arie Vardi.[1]

Gortler was faculty member of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at the Tel-Aviv University until 2011, and was also guest artist in piano studies in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at New York University's Steinhardt School between 2011 and 2013.[2]

As a soloist, Gortler has performed with orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony,[3] working alongside conductors including Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev and Michael Tilson Thomas.[4]

Gortler has also performed in several festivals including the Montpellier Festival, Lucerne Festival and Israel Festival. A collaboration with Pinchas Zukerman led to an original video recording of Marc Neikrug's "Through Roses".[1]

Gortler has also performed chamber music with artists including Nikolaj Znaider, Bo Skovhus and Steven Isserlis.[5]

In 2008, Daniel Gortler performed at the Israeli Presidential Conference for Israeli President Shimon Peres and American President George W. Bush along with 10 other Heads of State.

He has given masterclasses at the Manhattan School of Music and the Gumusluk International Music Festival.

• First place – Bremen International Piano Competition (1991)
• First place – Viña del Mar International Competition (1987)
• Second place – Munich International Piano Competition
• Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
• Salon De Virtuoso annual award
• Third place – Geneva International Piano Competition[5]

Daniel Gortler has recorded several albums with Romeo Records:

• Songs without Words[6]
• Schubert Lieder with Sharon-Rostorf Zamir[7]
• Schumann: Symphonic Etudes & Faschingsschwank aus Wien[8]

• Daniel Gortler Official Website
• Romeo Records Label