Just in: Israeli, 34, is music director in Darmstadt
mainThe city has chosen Daniel Cohen, a former violinist in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, to be its Generalmusikdirektor.
Originally from Natanya, Cohen studied conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He assisted Boulez at the Lucern Festival and Dudamel at the LA Phil in 2012-13.
He is presently music director of the Jersey Chamber Orchestra and artistic director of the Gropius Ensemble.
“Grope-ius”
Alert the #MeToo crowd!
Ha! Nice one.
He is also I believe Kapellmeister at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin!
He was at the Deutsche Oper for two seasons. Last year he conducted, Turn of the Screw, Zauberflöte and Barbiere at the Staatsoper. He is, an excellent musician and lively guy.
Daniel Barenboim will be very pleased. He always knows how and when to make the right phone calls, particularly in Germany.
For the right people.
Well, more than for the right people, TO the right people, I would say.
It’s all part of the business and I have also been beneficiary of the old saying, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Like it or not.