Born in Jerusalem, Nitzan received her first violin lessons at the age of five from her grandfather, continuing with Yair Kless at the Tel Aviv Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. She then transferred to the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts, the Freiburg University of Music, and the Salzburg Mozarteum. She made her debut as a soloist at the age of 10 and has subsequently performed with various orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with which she played at Carnegie Hall in New York. Nitzan is an active chamber musician and regularly performs in Israel, Europe, the USA and Japan. She has received numerous awards and prizes in Israel and Europe. Her CD ‘Tears of the Muses’ was released in 2021 under the Hänssler Classic label. In 2018, Nitzan was appointed Assistant Concertmaster of the Basel Symphony Orchestra. Since 2008 she has been a member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim.

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