Gil will make his first ever visit to the United Arab Emirates in early September as part of the InClassica International Music Festival. Performing at the Dubai Opera on September 6, Gil will perform the Brahms Violin Concerto and Shor’s “Seascapes” with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Sergey Smbatyan.
Gil was overjoyed to return to Aspen, where—until last year’s pandemic hiatus—he has been featured annually. He performed the Barber Violin Concerto on August 1 with the Aspen Festival Orchestra, and according to a review in the Aspen Times, “inspired music director Robert Spano’s best conducting this summer.” Read more here.
Summer is almost here! I’m honored to kick off the month with a performance together with my wife, violinist Adele Anthony, to celebrate the fantastic Midori for the virtual Kennedy Center Honors. Airing June 4, Adele and I will play Bach’s Double Violin Concerto along with Sarasate’s Navarra, and we hope you can join us! … Read more
This month feels like the calm before the storm…life is relatively quiet, but summer dates are being announced and I’m thrilled to share more additions to the calendar with you here! Beyond the IDAGIO Beethoven stream I mentioned below, which is available until May 8, there’s a new broadcast on the horizon from across the … Read more
Hello friends! Our celebration of Beethoven with The Knights continues! Following the successful release of our Beethoven/Brahms recording last month (here), we can’t wait to share this new arrangement of the Beethoven concerto with the world on IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall! The broadcast, which premieres here on April 17, will be filled with conversation too, … Read more
As I mentioned in my last post, a major highlight for this month is the new release of this awesome album of the Beethoven and Brahms violin concerti with The Knights, out on my label Canary Classics. I’m so excited to share my first-ever Beethoven concerto recording and can’t wait to hear what you think! … Read more
Before I dive into my one precious engagement of February, I have some big news to share! Over the next month, I have two new recordings that will be released, my first solo releases in a long time! First, on February 26, the San Francisco Symphony will release a wonderful compilation of works by Berg … Read more
Happy New Year everyone! I know we’re all looking forward to a better year ahead, and I’m hopeful that more music will help us get there! I’m thrilled to share that I will be back in Boston this month, and this time my performance will be available worldwide for a full month! I’m excited to … Read more
While December is pretty still on the concert front (not so much at home!), I am glad to share that the solo recital I recorded in Boston earlier this fall will be presented once more this month for an encore performance! People’s Symphony Concerts will air this program, filled with solo music that got me … Read more
November is turning out to be a much quieter month than originally planned thanks to the pandemic, but one performance is getting all of my attention! From November 19-22, viewers around the world can watch me as I join the Philadelphia Orchestra as both soloist and conductor (!) for The Four Seasons by Vivaldi! I … Read more