atar piano trio Musicians
The ensemble was established in Jerusalem in 1996 by the pianist Ofer Shelley after he finished his studies at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem.
It is currently one of the busiest chamber ensembles in Israel giving many concerts, participating in series of chamber music, various productions and special musical projects. The ensemble was guided by first rank musicians such as Prof. Binyamin Oren, Prof. David Chen and Prof. Jerome Lowenthal. It has also worked with the Altenberg Trio in Vienna, Austria.
The Atar Trio, working on a permanent basis, strives to reach a multi-cultural audience by giving concerts and developing different programs through private concerts, concerts geared to children and students.
We give over 80 concerts a year in Israel and abroad and our repertoire is broad and many-facetted.
We have performed among other venues at the Israel Museum in , Beit Gavriel, at the Wix Hall in Rechovot, at the Enav Center, the music center at Mishkenot Sha'ananim, the Wise Auditorium . We also participated in series at Ein Hashofet; Kibbutz Ma'abarot etc.
The ensemble is regularly invited to participate in official ceremonies at Yad Vashem, the Hebrew University and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Music Education - The trio is regularly performing for groups from abroad hosted by the Hebrew university and the Jewish Agency with a view to present the achievements of Israeli creativity and culture.
Aside from its central repertoire the ATAR TRIO performs different compositions with additional musicians and important Israeli composers such as Michael Wolpe, Daniel Shalit, Yehzkel Braun, Eran El-Bar and others. 
Special Projects:
Among our main projects over the years we would like to emphasize "Eretz- Israel Chamber Music – inspired by Shostakovitch", which came to be in collaboration with the composers Michael Wolpe and Eran El-Bar. This project was subsidized by the ministry for science culture and sports and focused on the performance of Israeli music side by side with the classical works of Shostkovitch. It was presented at the enav Centre in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem in 2003.
"A light in your window" is performed with the participation of the soprano Yeela Avital and deals with original arrangements for songs which are considered to be Israeli classics and songs especially commissioned. It has been running for two years with great success in all parts of the country and some of them were transmitted through the radio and have been recorded for a disc.
The project "Love and Hate" with the participation of soprano Valeria Ventura is dedicated to Spanish music. It contains original arrangements for songs by De Flla, Granados and others.
In 2001 the Atar Trio has recorded a disc with works by Haydn and Shostakovitch at the Targ Centre in Jerusalem.
"Jewish cabaret" an ensemble of piano, violin and soprano singer
The concert is a gateway to a journey to Jewish music of the early twentieth century in Europe.
Jewish folklore as is reflected in the works of the composers of the time— Jews and non-Jews alike— in a period of cultural growth between the two world wars.
Varied music which draws inspiration from synagogue melodies as well as the local cultural environment.
The program includes art and folk songs, chamber music produced during the period and light music from the Yiddish theater and the cabaret.
Works by Yoseph Achron, Kurt Weill, Shostakovich, Schonberg, Bloch and others.
Performances Abroad:
In the summer of 2004 the members of the Atar Trio participated in an international festival of chamber music held in Hatberg , Austria where they performed and studied with the Altenberg Trio of Vienna. Iin the summer 2006 they played at another festival in the north of Italy.
In the spring of 2005 we toured northern Italy, delegated by the music school "Magnificat".
In the winter of 2007 we shall tour Hungary with "When there is light in your window" and Italy with "Love and Hate".
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