Nadavamirhimmel

Nadav Amir-Himmel is an award winning composer and pianist born in 1985, Israel.

As a Composer, Nadav Won the first prize, as well as special prize for the best free composition and a special prize for the best composition based on models, in The Dvorak third international competition, 2012, . In March, 2013 Nadav was invited to Carnegie Mellon University and to Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, to lecture about his music and to premiere his Baroque Piano Concerto. Nadav Received scholarship from the AICF During the years 2010-2012. He produced a Cd recordings of his own compositions in 2010. Nadav studied under the guidance of Professor Andre Hajdu during the years of 1996-2004. Since 2007, he study under the guidance of DR. Joseph Bardanashvilli. He finished first degree in composition at Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Nadav currently during his M.A in composition in Jerusalem Academy of music.

Nadav wrote for variety kind of ensambles. Among his pieces - Toccata for Prof. Jonathan Zak, Sonata for the Fluitist Yoel Culiner, Sonata for the Clarinetist Hila Zamir, Musical Moments for the Pianist Yevgeny Yontov and more.

Each of Nadav's pieces of composition has its own internal unique world, which relates to musical and non-musical contexts - from Bach's Baroque music to Elvis Presley, from Oscar Wilde to Salvador Dali. Nadav's compositions are not bout to the limitations of a certain genre but they are strictly bound to the wholeness of form and structure.

As a pianist, Nadav served in the army as an outstanding musician. During 2008, he won the AICF scholarship. He finished first degree in piano playing under the guidance of Professor Emanuel Krasovsky in Buchmann-Mehta School of music. Among his teachers: Dr. Eitan Globerzon, Prof. Johnatan Zak and Mr. Arie Hassid.

Nadavamirhimmel’s tracks

• "Gshuri" - Nadav Amir-Himmel and the Rabi from Berdichev by Nadavamirhimmel
• Partita for four Vibrapnones - Composed by Nadav Amir-Himmel - Performed by the Excelsis Ensemble by Nadavamirhimmel
• Nadav Amir Himmel - String Quartet - performed by the RTE Contempo Quartet by Nadavamirhimmel
• Baroque Concerto For Piano And a Strings Quintet by Nadavamirhimmel
• Galatea, Nadav Amir-Himmel by Nadavamirhimmel
• Concerto For Piano And A Quintet Of Strings - Nadav Amir - Himmel by Nadavamirhimmel
• Amir-Himmel's Variations On Mozart K.488 Piano Concerto by Nadavamirhimmel
• Fantasy for Piano Composed by Nadav Amir-Himmel by Nadavamirhimmel
• Trio Based On Schumann's Motive - Both Movements by Nadavamirhimmel
• A Trio Based Schumann's Motive - Second Movement by Nadavamirhimmel