Gil Shaham took up the violin aged seven and a mere three years later debuted as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Less than a year later, Shaham performed with Israel’s foremost orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta. At age 11, Shaham won first prize in the Claremont Competition and was admitted to the Juilliard School in New York. In 1989 he replaced an ailing Itzhak Perlman for a series of concerts with Michael Tilson Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra. Shaham has since performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras. His recordings for DG reveal a broad repertoire and not least an affinity to the music of the twentieth century including celebrated recordings of Korngold, Pärt, Previn, John Williams and Messiaen.
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11: extracts
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112
Gil Shaham (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87
Gil Shaham (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90
Gil Shaham (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Gil Shaham (violin)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102
Jian Wang (cello), Gil Shaham (violin)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Gil Shaham (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Gil Shaham (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Dvořák: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 57 (B 106)
Orli Shaham (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Dvořák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, Op. 7
Orli Shaham (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Dvořák: Sonatina for violin and piano in G major, Op. 100
Orli Shaham (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Gil Shaham (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev
Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 48
Gil Shaham (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Gil Shaham (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev
Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34
Gil Shaham (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Paul Meyer (clarinet), Jian Wang (cello), Myung Whun Chung (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
Gil Shaham (violin)
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Gil Shaham (violin)
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Paganini: Sonata Concertata, Op. 61 for guitar and violin
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Sonata for violin & guitar in A major, Op. 3 No. 1, MS 27 / 1
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Sonata for Violin & Guitar in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 4, MS 27
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Sonata for violin & guitar in A major, Op. 3 No.6, MS 27 / 6
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Grand Sonata in A major, MS. 3
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Sonata in D major, MS112 / 2 (Centone di Sonate, Op.64, Letter A / 2)
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Sonata in A major, MS112 / 4 (Centone di Sonate Op. 64, Letter A / 4)
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Cantabile for violin & piano / guitar in D major, Op. 17, MS 109
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Pärt: Fratres for Violin & Orchestra
Gil Shaham (violin)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
Pärt: Tabula Rasa
Gil Shaham (violin)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
Pärt: Symphony No. 3
Gil Shaham (violin)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115
Gil Shaham (violin)
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Gerhard Oppitz (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Franck, C: Violin Sonata in A major
Gerhard Oppitz (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Ravel: Tzigane
Gerhard Oppitz (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in D major, D384 (Op. posth. 137 No. 1)
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Ständchen ‘Leise flehen meine Lieder’, D957 No. 4
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Valse noble D969 No. 4
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Ländler D790 No. 3
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Valse (Ländler), D146 No. 12
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Valse noble D969 No. 3
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: German Dance D783 No. 10
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Sonata in A minor ‘Arpeggione’, D821
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: 36 Waltzes, D 365 Op. 9 (selection)
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schubert: Ave Maria, D839
Göran Söllscher (guitar), Gil Shaham (violin)
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Gil Shaham (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Gil Shaham (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Strauss, R: Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Schumann: Romance in A major, Op. 94 No. 2
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 1 in E major ‘The Arpeggio’
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Kreisler: Tempo di menuetto (in the style of Pugnani)
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Elgar: La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Rohan De Silva (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Kreisler: Violin Concerto in C major “In the style of Vivaldi”
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
Wieniawski: Légende in G minor, Op. 17
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
Williams, John: TreeSong
Gil Shaham (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
Williams, John: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in Memory of B.R.W.
Gil Shaham (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
Williams, John: Schindler’s List: Theme
Gil Shaham (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
Williams, John: Jewish Town (from Schindler’s List)
Gil Shaham (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
Williams, John: Remembrances (from Schindler’s List)
Gil Shaham (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
Gershwin: Preludes (3)
André Previn (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Copland: Two Pieces for Violin and Piano – Nocturne
André Previn (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Previn: Sonata for violin and piano “Vineyard”
André Previn (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Copland: Violin Sonata
André Previn (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Barber: Canzone for Flute & Piano Op. 38a
André Previn (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Paraphrase on ‘Largo al factotum’ from Rossini’s ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Sarasate: Concert Fantasy on Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Op. 54
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: I Palpiti, Op. 13
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges: March
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Gershwin: Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Gershwin: My man’s gone now (from Porgy and Bess)
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Gershwin: Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Gershwin: It Ain’t Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Gershwin: Tempo di Blues
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Rimsky Korsakov: Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko)
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Hubay: Carmen-fantázia Op. 3. No. 3
Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Williams, John: Devil’s Dance (from The Witches of Eastwick)
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Morris, J: Young Frankenstein: Transylanian Lullaby
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Grieg: Puck (from Lyric Pieces Op. 71)
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Korngold: Caprice Fantastique (Wichtelmannchen from Marchenbilder, Op. 3)
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Brahms: Walpurgisnacht, Op. 75 No. 4
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Mendelssohn: Hexenlied, Op. 8 No. 8
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Bazzini: La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Bolcom: The Graceful Ghost Rag
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Sarasate: Fantasy on Gounod’s Faust, Op. 13
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in A minor, Op. 27 No. 2
Jonathan Feldman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
Elgar: Salut d’amour, Op. 12
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Kreisler: Liebesfreud
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven: Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven: Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarasate: Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra