Niv Ashkenazi

Virtuoso violinist Niv Ashkenazi has captivated audiences with his heartfelt musicianship and emotional performances. Praised for his “extremely colourful interpretations, characterized by maturity and authority” (Pizzicato Magazine), he has made several Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center appearances, and has performed in Europe, the Middle East, and across North America.

Recent highlights include being Artist in Residence at the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts. His internationally critically acclaimed album, Niv Ashkenazi: Violins of Hope, was named one of the 10 best classical recordings of 2020 by the Chicago Tribune. He was recognized by the City of Los Angeles for his humanitarian work and was a featured soloist, alongside Yo-Yo Ma, for the soundtrack of the PBS documentary Harbor from the Holocaust. His work was featured on ABC7, Good Day LA, Spectrum 1 News, Telemundo, in the Los Angeles Times, and other major news outlets.

Niv has performed chamber music with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Juilliard String Quartet, Cavani Quartet, and Ariel Quartet. Other performance highlights include solo recitals at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall, Terrace Theater, and Millennium Stage, The Soraya, the Granada Theatre, and the Perlman Music Program Alumni Recital Series. Niv holds both a B.M. and M.M. from The Juilliard School, where his teachers included Itzhak Perlman and Glenn Dicterow.