Avner Dorman is one of Israel's most successful living composers. At the age of 25, he became the youngest composer to win Israel's prestigious Prime Minister's Award. Currently, he is a C.V. Starr fellow in the Doctoral program of the Juilliard School of Music, where he studies with acclaimed composer John Corigliano. In Israel he studied with former Soviet composer Yossef Bardanashvili.

Recent performances of Dorman’s work in the 2003-2004 season include Variations Without a Theme, premiered by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta in November 2003; his first violin sonata debuted at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; his Udacrep Akubrad performed by the percussionist duo Percadu at Festival Miami 2003, and later on in the season, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; his Concerto Grosso performed by the Ashdod Chamber Orchestra; Psalm 67 commissioned by the Seraphim Singers performed in Boston; and a ballet based on his String Quartet No. 1 performed by the Florence Dance Company at the Teatro Goldoni, Florence.