Author: Gaddiel Dombrowner
Back in Constanta: Another inspiring week for conductors
13/07/2025
June 27th marked the end of a wonderful week and 2nd edition of the Constanta International Conducting Masterclass, with wonderful new conductors, coming to learn and absorb new techniques from Gaddiel Dombrowner. They worked with the great and patient players of the Constanta State Opera. This week of the masterclass ended with a very successful […]
Memorable success for Tosca in Constanta
15/05/2025
On May 10, Gaddiel conducted a Tosca to remember at the Constanta State Opera Hall. With singers Nicoleta Ardelean as Tosca, Razvan Sararu as Cavaradossi and Daniel Pop as Scarpia, he led the opera company through one of the toughest operas in the repertoire. The preformance of Puccini’s famous opera was received with great enthousiasm […]
Conducting Masterclass continues for a 2nd edition & new website
01/02/2025
I’m happy to continue my wonderful collaboration with the Constanta State Opera in Romania, and to announce we have opened the registration to my 2nd conducting masterclass in June 23-27. The masterclass is built for all levels, ages and all nationalities of conductors are invited.This year again the masterclass will be focused on symphonic and […]
On fatherhood and Conducting
01/11/2024
On October 26th, 2024, we had the joy of welcoming a new member to our little family gang. Meitar was born without too much difficulties, with extremely curious blue eyes and a clear resemblance to her mother Ella. In our profession of musicians (and especially conductors or soloists) there seems to be a somewhat obligation […]
A new Conducting masterclass is born in Constanta
11/08/2024
The 1st edition of the Constanta International Conducting Masterclass has come to an end, after a successful week of masterclasses and lessons taught by Gaddiel Dombrowner with the Constanta State Opera on stage playing for the conductors. The week of the masterclass ended with a final concert where all conductors received a work or more […]
New Conducting Masterclass in Constanta!
02/05/2024
I’m very excited to start a new collaboration with the Constanta State Opera in Romania, and open with them a new conducting masterclass for all levels, ages and nationality of conductors.This year the masterclass will be focused on symphonic and opera repertoire with the Constanta State Opera orchestra and their soloists. The repertoire will be […]
Conducting in times of war – Lviv, 2023
25/12/2023
After his great success with Constanta State opera, Gaddiel went on to conduct in Ukraine, in the city of Lviv for a concert on December 16th. The invitation to conduct the INSO Lviv Symphony Orchestra was originally planned for March 2020, but due to the Corona pandemic, this concert was forced to be cancelled. Since […]
Romanian Debut at Constanta State Opera
13/12/2023
On December 9th, Gaddiel conducted the Constanta State Opera in a fully staged performance of Ballo in Maschera by Verdi. Singers soloists were from the Opera house:Razvan Sararu sang the demanding part of Riccardo and Elena Rotari sang the tragic part of Amelia, Daniel Pop with his brilliant voice sang Renato, Lucia Mihalache and her […]
A thrilling open air Traviata in Bulgaria
10/09/2023
On September 9th, all opera lovers in the city of Stara Zagora, gathered to watch a one time performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the ancient Roman Forum. The concert was conducted by Gaddiel Dombrowner, 3rd prize winner of the Blue Danube Opera Competition in 2021. This concert was part of the prize concerts given […]
Gaddiel conducts Italian tour with Grosseto Orchestra
18/07/2023
As the 1st prize winner of the 2nd Kussewitzky conducting Competition in October 2022, Gaddiel was invited to come back to Grosseto to conduct a series of concerts with the Orchestra Sinfonica Citta di Grosseto. The program included Beethoven’s 5th piano concerto in E-flat Major, also known as the “Emperor” concerto, and Beethoven’s 8th Symphony […]
Gaddiel triumphs at Kussewitzky Competition!
16/10/2022
On October 15th, 2022 took place the 2nd edition of the Kussewitzky Conducting Competition in Grosseto with the Orchestra Citta di Grosseto at the Teatro degli Industri in the historic center of the city.At the end of the competition the jury has decided to award Gaddiel the first prize and gold medal of the competition!As […]
Gaddiel makes his debut in Greece
15/02/2022
On February 12th, 2022, Gaddiel performed his prize winning concert with the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra. The concert was given to Gaddiel as a prize for winning the 3rd Athens Masterclass and Competition organized by the orchestra and maestro Michalis Economou. The final concert took place at the Benaki Museum in Athens. On the program:RESPIGHI – […]
A new experience – performing outside of the concert hall
15/11/2021
In October, I had the pleasure to lead the new and exciting young orchestra – the Jerusalem Street Orchestra. Founded by conductor colleague and close friend Ido Shpitalnik in 2013, this orchestra brings the orchestra experience to the audience. Rather than holding regular concerts in regular halls, the orchestra performs many outside concerts during the […]
Running a Festival in Corona times – Music Fest Perugia 2021
25/08/2021
After being cancelled last year in 2020 due to the Corona pandemic situation, this year’s edition of Music Fest Perugia happened between August 1-13. Managing a festival during the Corona is extremely challenging: managing the regulations during concerts (masks, green passes, distancing) as well as protecting students and teachers during lessons and masterclasses. A festival […]
Gaddiel wins prize at Blue Danube Opera Conducting Competition!
01/07/2021
During the month of June, was held the 8th edition of the Blue Danube Opera Conducting Competition, in the city of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. After being postponed to 2021 because of the Covid pandemic, the competition finally took place with the repertoire planned and no changes in the regular format of the competition over the […]
Gaddiel wins competition in Athens!
05/06/2021
From May 29th until June 4th, the 3rd Athens Masterclass and competition took place in Athens with the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra under the teaching of Maestro Michalis Economou, one of the most distinguished and successful young Greek conductors of today. 13 participants were chosen, out of more than 100 applications, from all over the world: […]
Music Fest Perugia 2019 and Gaddiel’s new conducting workshop
25/08/2019
For his 5th time at Music Fest Perugia since 2013, Gaddiel has become now a vital part of the conducting faculty at the festival. In total, during this month long festival, Gaddiel has collaborated with more than 80 (!) young pianists and violinists, and performed with them their Concerto movement. The Concerti of this year […]
Chinese Debut Concerts – New Year 2019
05/01/2019
Gaddiel has just returned from his Chinese debut concerts which took place in Kunming, Yunnan with the Kunming International Philharmonic with two concerts for the celebration of 2019’s New Year. The concerts were performed on December 28th, 2018 in the city of ZhanYi and on December 30th in Kunming at the Grand Theater of the […]
An exciting summer at Music Fest Perugia 2018
26/08/2018
During summer 2018 in Perugia, Gaddiel took part as a faculty conductor at MFP for his 4th year and conducted a great amount of concerts. Between 14th to 19th of August, Gaddiel conducted 5 concerts in 5 consecutive days. Every day a different program of Piano Concerti was programmed with different young soloists. On August […]
On winning the 3rd Turchak Competition – Interview for journal “Muzika”
15/12/2017
Gaddiel Dombrowner: “Discussion with others is vital”by : Olena Diachekova (Muzyka, No. 6, 2017, p. 20-22) Winner of the third international conducting competition named after Stefan Turchak, Gaddiel Dombrowner (Israel-France), received great musical education as a clarinetist and conductor at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. This year he received his Master degree at […]
Gaddiel wins 3rd Turchak Conducting Competition!
02/12/2017
After conducting during the three rounds of the 3rd Turchak Conducting Competition, Gaddiel has received the 1st prize and Gold Medal from the jury, as well as the Orchestra prize by receiving the most votes from the National Academic Symphony Orchestra players.The orchestra has invited Gaddiel to conduct a season concert during January 2019 with […]