Avi Ostrowsky, conductor

.Maestro Avi Ostrowsky was born in Israel

.In 1961, he finished his studies at the Rubin Academy of Tel-Aviv, where he studied privately with Maestro Gary Bertini and Professor Mordechai Seter

 

Immediately afterwards he worked with the major orchestras of Israel – the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and others. After winning the FIRST PRIZE for young conductors by the Israel America culture foundation, he went to Vienna to study with Professor Hans Swarowsky and
 graduated from the Music Academy of Vienna in 1968. He also studied and worked with Maestro Franco Ferrara in Italy. y

In 1968, Mr. Ostrowsky won the FIRST PRIZE of the Nicolai Malko International Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen, after which he has been  invited to conduct many orchestras all over the world. d

 

In 1968, Maestro Ostrowsky became the Music Director and Chief-Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra until 1972. In 1970 he founded The Israel Kibbutz Orchestra, and was their Music Director and Chief-Conductor until 1974. In 1973 he founded the Sinfonietta of Beer Sheva, where he was Music Director and Chief-Conductor until 1978. That year he became the Chief-Conductor of the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra in Belgium until 1984 and in 1989 he became the Music Director and Chief-Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Oslo until 1993. For the 1998-99 Season Maestro Avi Ostrowsky was again appointed the Music Director and Chief-Conductor of The Israel Kibbutz Orchestra until 2003. 3

 

Mr. Ostrowsky has conducted the most prestigious orchestras around the world, such as London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, BBC Philharmonic, Amsterdam Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Academic Symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, La Fenice in Venice, Stockholm Philharmonic,  Oslo Philharmonic, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Stuttgart Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Hungarica, Zagreb Philharmonic, Ofunam Philharmonic of Mexico, Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Rishon Lezion symphony Orchestra, and many more. He Performed in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain,  Holland, Island, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Rumania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, USA etc., conducting symphony concerts as well as operas. He has toured with different orchestras around the world, including a concert tour with the London Philharmonic Orchestra to Australia. a

 

Maestro Ostrowsky has recorded many number of works on CD and DVD, including Stravinsky – The Rite of spring, Stravinsky – Petroushka, Mahler – symphonies, Berlioz – Symphony Fantastique, Schubert – symphonies, Shostakovich – Symphonies and many more.more