Shiri Coneh
Classical guitar
Israel
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Shiri has participated in various International Guitar Festivals in Europe and the U.S.A. Except for concerts, she is also invited to give master classes in Israel and at International Guitar Festivals. Among her prizes, Shiri is a first prize winner at the 1st Berlin International Guitar Competition in 2006 and at the 8th Belgrade Guitar-Art International Competition in 2007.
BIOGRAPHY
Shiri Coneh was born in Israel into a musical family. She started her musical education at the age of 3 with violin lessons. Later on, she started studying the classical guitar with Joseph Urshalmi. She graduated with honors her Bachelor's degree at the "Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance" under the direction of Joseph Urshalmi. Throughout these years, Shiri was a winner of the "America-Israel Cultural Foundation" scholarships with honors. In 2002 she won the first prize at the "Ariane Yerushalmi- Eldor Guitar Competition" in Israel and received a special prize given by the Spanish Embassy for performance of Spanish music. Shiri continued her studies for Master's degree at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria with Eliot Fisk and Ricardo Gallen and at the Klagenfurt Conservatory with Marco Tamayo. In 2007 she had graduated at the Mozarteum with special honors. Except for her solo career, Shiri is an enthusiastic chamber musician; During her studies in Salzburg she had played concerts for the Jehudi Menuhin's "Live Music Now" organization as part of "Trio Collage", which successfully continues performing with its unique repertoire. She was invited by violinist Gil Sharon, in varied occasions, to perform with him and with his quartet, as part of the "Amati Ensemble" in Holland and Austria. Another successful collaboration is with Spanish Tenor, Enrique Adrados.