Violin, ConcertMaster

Yaakov Rubinstein is an Israeli violinist. He has performed concerts in Europe, Israel, Japan, China and in the United States since he was 7 years of age.

As a student of the Jerusalem Music Center, he has received lessons from Isaac Stern and Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

After studying with Ilona Feher he completed his studies in Frankfurt am Main with Edith Peinemann and supplemented them at the Manhattan School of Music with Glenn Dicterow, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

He has appeared as a soloist with various ensembles including the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Mannheim, the Chursaechsische Philharmonic Orchestra, the philharmonic state orchestra of Halle, the Youth Orchestra of Basel, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Tel Aviv soloists ensemble, the Holon Chamber Orchestra, Ashdod chamber Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra and the Leningrad Chamber Orchestra.

He has performed recitals in Israel, Brazil, France, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the United States. He has also made many radio, television, and CD recordings.

In addition to many honours and prizes, Ya’akov Rubinstein has received scholarships to the Chautauqua Music Festival, the Manhattan School of Music, and the American Cultural Foundation.

From the year of 1995 to the end of 2009 he was the concertmaster of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. During this time he has committed himself to the performance of Jewish music and to the cultivation of historical performance practices.

Recently he had performances as a guest with the BR in Munich, WDR Cologne, NDR Hannover, Madrid, Oslo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, Israel and Brazil. 

 

In addition, Mr. Rubinstein has also been the leader of various ensembles, such as the Rubinstein klezmer Project, the Phoenix ensemble of early music and the Tel Aviv soloists ensemble.