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April is a busy month of recitals for Gil and his long-time collaborative pianist, Akira Eguchi. Beginning the month with performances in Chapel Hill and St. Louis, the pair concludes April with a four-city recital tour of California. Sandwiched in between these recitals, Gil plays the Beethoven Violin Concerto with conductor Eric Jacobsen and the … Read more

Gil starts the 2018-19 season in October with performances of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic. In November, Gil reunites with pianist Akira Eguchi for recitals with Washington Performing Arts and Celebrity Series of Boston with works by composers from Leclair to Dorman. Gil then closes … Read more

In April 2013, Canary Classics will release Nigunim, a new recording – featuring Gil alongside his sister, pianist Orli Shaham – that celebrates the “soulful melodies” of their Jewish heritage. The CD features a world premiere recording of a new work by Israeli composer Avner Dorman and includes music by Joseph Achron, Ernest Bloch, Joseph Bonime … Read more

Gil joins another longtime friend and musical partner Gustavo Dudamel, when he performs the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on February 21, 22, 23 and 24.  Their close affinity is such that it was the conductor who was chosen to surprise Gil on stage during a “Live From Lincoln Center” concert, and … Read more

Last season, after 30 years of studying the sonatas and partitas privately, Gil finally brought his solo Bach interpretations out into the open to share with American audiences.  Gil brings his unique approach to this timeless repertoire on his upcoming US recital tour.  Click here to watch Gil’s impromptu recital of Bach’s exuberant solo Partita … Read more

A champion of contemporary music, Shaham has recently given life to several new commissions. The centerpiece of his upcoming duo recital tour is the world premiere of Suite No. 2 by William Bolcom, a nine-movement work filled with brilliant musical ideas and emotions: a masterpiece with the profundity and craftsmanship that is characteristic of Bolcom’s … Read more

Now in its fourth season, Gil’s long-term exploration of iconic “Violin Concertos of the 1930s” recently returned to his hometown orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, when Gil performed play Samuel Barber’s example of 1939 under the direction of Alan Gilbert. According to the New York Times, “this vivid and sensitive performance the Barber sounded wonderfully … Read more

With ten concertos planned in the 2012-2013 season, Gil turned to one of his favorite, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”, in recent performances with the Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies.    “Delight is perhaps the only word strong enough to describe the response that Gil Shaham’s performance evoked in the audience, this critic included,” gushed … Read more