French Israeli Conductor Gaddiel Dombrowner has proved to be one of the most promising young conductors in Israel. He has won numerous prizes at conducting competitions such as the 1st prize at the 2nd Kussewitzky Conducting competition (2022), the 1st prize at the Athens Masterclass and Competition (2021), 3rd prize at the “Blue Danube Opera Conducting Competition” (2021), the 1st prize and orchestra prize at the 3rd Turchak Conducting Competition (2017), and 2nd prize at the BBCA conducting competition in England (2021).
Gaddiel worked as assistant conductor for the Cleveland Opera Theater, principal guest conductor with the Kunming International Philharmonic Orchestra and resident faculty conductor at the “Vivace!” summer festival.
Gaddiel has conducted orchestras from around the world, among others the Lviv INSO Symphony Orchestra, Constanta State Opera, Orchestra Sinfonica Citta di Grosseto, Vidin Symphony Orchestra, Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, Stara Zagora State Opera, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Varna State Opera, National Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Kunming International Philharmonic, Vaasa Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi Brunensis Orchestra, Florence Conservatory “Cherubini” Orchestra and South Denmark Philharmonic, Jerusalem Street Orchestra, Ashdod Symphony Orchestra & Galilee Chamber Orchestra.
Gaddiel learned from many leading conductors such as Daniel Oren, Frederic Chaslin, Jorma Panula, Mark Stringer, Maurizio Arena, Gianluigi Gelmetti and Collin Metters. While being a semi-finalist (2022) at the “Das Kritische Orchester” Gaddiel received praising reviews from the “Neue Muzikzeitung” (nmz.de): “Objective and concentrated, avoiding any exaggerated gestures, he leads the orchestra through Schubert’s music so skillfully that it follows his direction in a friendly manner and absorbs and implements everything wonderfully…”
Gaddiel is a mature, intelligent, very sensitive and emotional musician. A magnificent performance, a well-deserved victory ! [….] He brilliantly embodied the author’s intention and his own human and musician maturity.
Olga Kizlova, ZN,UA
Gaddiel is also a growing opera conductor and has conducted productions such as ”Un Ballo in Maschera” with Constanta State Opera, “Bluebeard’s Castle” and “La Traviata” with Stara Zagora State Opera, “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” with Varna State Opera, “La Traviata” with the Kyiv National Opera and Conservatory, “Cosi fan Tutte” and “La Boheme” at Music Fest Perugia, and others. He also conducted new operas such as “Insane Indik” by Eyal Baat (2018) at IMVAJ Opera masterclasses.
Gaddiel sees great importance in promoting contemporary and new music and has worked with composers such as Philipos Tsalahouris, Alexander Malikov, Jiri Tritik, as well as with young Israeli composers such as Talia Amar, Eyal Baat, Yasmin Tal and Udi Perlman among others.
Gaddiel also enjoys guiding the next generation of conductors and has given masterclasses for example at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in Kyiv, and at festivals such as MusicFest Perugia and the “Vivace!” summer festival. Currently Gaddiel is working on creating his own masterclass series in Shanghai and Constanta for the coming summer and the 24-25 season.
Gaddiel has a master’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Conducting under the tutelage of Mr. Carl Topilow and has a double bachelor’s degree in music from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Conducting with Dr. Eugene Tsirlin and in clarinet with Prof. Ilan Schul. Gaddiel received scholarships for his studies from the Israeli Ronen Foundation.
With a great interest for languages, Gaddiel can currently speaks fluently French, Hebrew, English and Italian, and is currently learning German and Spanish.
Gaddiel currently lives in Ramat Gan, Israel with his wife Ella, singer and Bass Guitar player.
Press Quotes :
nmz.de (Berlin, April 2022)
“The tall conductor Gaddiel Dombrowner…. was objective and concentrated, avoiding any exaggerated gestures, he leads the orchestra through Schubert’s music so skillfully that it follows his direction in a friendly manner and absorbs and implements everything wonderfully.”
inews.qq.com (Kunming, China, December 2019)
“The Kunming Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019 New Year Concert, under the baton of Gaddiel Dombrowner, provided a high-profile, high-level and high-quality music feast for the citizens of Kunming on the occasion of the New Year, allowing the audience to enjoy the spirit of elegant art in the wonderful music.”
Olga Kizlova, Kyiv: ZN, UA. (Kyiv, November 2017)
“The 33-year-old conductor is a mature, intelligent, very sensitive and emotional musician. A magnificent performance, a well-deserved victory. [….] Gaddiel Dombrowner closed the concert with the finale of Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4…. The young conductor brilliantly embodied the author’s intention and his own human and musician maturity in the final Passacaglia.”