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English bio (short)

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Uri Brener was born 1974 in Moscow and has been playing the piano
since the age of four. His first composition attempts go back to the age
of seven, his first acclaimed opuses appeared at the age of 12.
After studying and performing in Russia, Germany and Holland, Uri
moved to Israel, where he got his PhD cum laude in composition from
the University of Bar-Ilan.

Uri`s music is performed worldwide, among performers of his music
are Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Metha, Jerusalem
Symphony Orchestra under Frédéric Chaslin, Israel Chamber
Orchestra, “Tel-Aviv Soloists” orchestra, “Aviv” quartet, “Continuum”
ensemble (NY, USA), New Julliard Ensemble (NY, USA), Blumina Trio
(Germany), “Phoenix Ensemble” (Israel), Igudesman & Joo Duo, Sergey
Nakaryakov (France) and many others.

Uri has written dozens of compositions in a wide variety of styles and
genres, works for piano, solo instruments, chamber music, vocal, choral,
symphonic opuses and crossover music.
Among them three piano sonatas, two violin sonatas, three Piano Concertos,
Violin Concerto, two Double Concertos, “Faust Concerto”, “Symphonic
Chronicles” for symphony orchestra and choir, Symphony of Psalms and
five symphonic poems; dozens of chamber pieces and much more.


Uri has won a series of prestigious awards and scholarships, among
them the 2006 and 2017 Israel Prime Minister Prize for composition, an
ACUM award, which he has been awarded three times (2008, 2010 and
2015) and many others.

Since 2007 Uri was active as a composer in residence of the Israeli
Sinfonietta Orchestra and in 2016 he became music director of the
`Mikro` Theater in Jerusalem.
In 2017 Uri became the director of a oldest conservatory in Israel –
“Ron Shulamit” (Jerusalem).

The opening of the 2018-19 IPO season under the button of the great
maestro Zubin Metha was marked by the performance of Uri`
symphonic poem “The Prophet” for orchestra, choir and piano,
composed at the age of 14, with a composer performing the piano solo
part.