Haran Meltzer is Principal Cello of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he has performed as a soloist under the baton of Zubin Mehta. He has also appeared with the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Israel Camerata Orchestra, the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, the Tel-Aviv Soloists Ensemble and the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra. As a student he received scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, and from the Zfunot Tarbut Foundation. Awards include 1st Prize in the Aviv Competition (Israel 2018), the Davidov Competition (Latvia 2018) and the Gabrielli Competition (Germany 2019). In chamber music he has collaborated with musicians including Itzhak Perlman, Miriam Fried, Guy Braunstein, Hagai Shaham, Amihai Grosz, Zvi Plesser, Ohad Ben-Ari and Alon Goldstein. Haran plays on a cello loaned to him by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with a bow loaned to him by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
Photo by Miri Davidovich
