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Studiorum & professional carrier

1978
Received first Piano lessons at age of four
1981-1989
Central Music School attached to the P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory,Moscow; focus on piano, bassoon, composition
1983-1987
Private lessons in composition and improvisation with Tatyana Chudova, an assistant of Prof. Khrennikov at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
1989-1991
Student at the Gnessin Music College, Moscow; advanced training with focus on piano,bassoon,and composition
1991-1992
Guest Student at the Robert-Schuman Hochschule Düsseldorf in the class of Prof. Manfred Trojan; excellence Scholarship from the Academy
1992-1994
Student at the Koeln Hochschule fuer Musik (Aachen DPT); lessons in composition with Prof. Dan Manneke, Sweelinck Conservatory of Amsterdam
1994-1996
Composition student at the Robert Schuman Hochschule, Düsseldorf (class of Prof. M. Troian). Courses with prominent composers such as Dieter Delamot, Detlev Glanert and others.
1997
Fellowship in the Israel Composers League
1998
Title of extraordinary excellent musician granted by Israel Absorption Ministry
1999
“Klon” prize for young composers by Composers` League and Klon Foundation
2004
Scholarship from the America-Israel foundation, established by Isaac Stern
2004 - 2005
Production of concert series for the Bar-Ilan University
2004 - 2007
Doctorate studies in University of Bar-Ilan (Tel-Aviv) (composition) with Prof. Gideon Lewensohn and Prof. Betty Olivero; Presidential Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships of Excellence.
2006
Israeli Prime Minister`s prize for composers
2007
Composer in residence of the Israeli Sinfonietta Orchestra
2008
PhD cum laude (graduate thesis: "Composition as Research: The Case of Gestalt Theory in the Piano Études by György Ligeti"; "Faust –concerto" for viola and symphonic orchestra)
2008
ACUM Award in the category “Best classical composition of the year” for the Second Piano Concerto “Blares, Clouds, Celebrations”
2009
International Mozart Award for Musical Achievement by the International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England
2010
ACUM Award in the category “Composition encouragement” for the “Faust Concerto” for viola and symphonic orchestra
2013
Second Prize at the Liberson Composers Contest granted by Israeli Composers` League and the Liberson Foundation
2014
Boston Metro Opera Concert Award at the Contempo Festival Composers` International Competition 2014 in the category “Opera Special Awards” for the Operatorio “Shunamit” Act One
2015
ACUM Award for the Chamber Symphony (best Israeli premiere of the year)
2016
Musical director of the "Mikro" Theater, Jerusalem
2017
Israeli Prime Minister`s prize for composers (second time)
2017
Director of the "Ron Shulamit" Conservatory of Jerusalem
2018
`Triptych` for Piano Trio is nominated for the final concert of the Keuris Composers Contest; In addition, Uri`s THE PRINCE AND THE MAGIC STONE is nominated to be published by the Edition Matching Arts (Holland).
2018
The opening of the 2018-19 IPO season und 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
2018
Uri`s piece "Northern Wind" for harp solo was chosen among the six finalists at the The Composition Contest for the USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC). It was chosen from 90 works submitted by composers from 33 countries and will be performed during the Composition Forum at the 11th USA International Harp Competition in Bloomington, Indiana, on July 8, 2019 at 7pm in Auer Hall.