| Amir Katz |
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Katz began piano lessons at the age of 11. At the age of 15 he won his first national competitions, received various schoolarships to further studies in Europe , among others at the International Piano Foundation at Lake Como where he had lessons with Leon Fleisher , Karl Ulrich Schnabel and Murray Perahia . His studies led him to Munich , Germany , where he finished his studies with Elisso Wirssaladse and Michael Schäfer. He has won the 1st award in the following four international piano competitions: Maria Canals in Barcelona , Robert Casadesus in Cleveland , Viotti Valsesia in Italy and International Schubert Piano Competition in Dortmund He had engagements in leading concert halls all over the world, including Alice Tully Hall NY , Chatelet Paris , Tonhalle Zurich and concerts in Japan and China as well as concerts with important orchestras like the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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