Shai Cohen

contemporary music, electro-acoustics music, Jazz, Improvisation

Shai Cohen composes symphonic music, chamber music, electronic music, and music for solo instruments. He is an active member at the ICL (Israel Composers League) and in ACUM (Authors, Composers & Publishers Association). From 2003 he is a lecturer at the Department of Music in Bar-Ilan University. Among the performers of his music are distinguished musicians and ensembles like SNU Symphony Orchestra (Korea), the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (Moscow), Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Japan), ensemble Kaprizma (Israel), the Arab & Jewish ensembles of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, The Israel Kibbutz Orchestra, Israel Sinfonietta orchestra of Beer-Sheva, Anton Dressler (Italy), Sergey Ostrovsky (USA), Arkady Shilkloper (Germany/Russia), Uri Brener (Israel) and others. Since 2003 Shai joins Uri Brener leading a series of concerts at the Bar-Ilan University under the name "Fujazz" and performing with some renown musicians and artists such as Arkady Shilkloper, Anton Dressler, Shlomo Deshet, Sergei Ostrovsky, Arkady Gottesman and many others. Shai Is a member of the "Tabula Rasa" ensemble performing with a great success around the country including some prestigious Israeli concert halls such as Confederation House in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

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