Yohanan Chendler is a composer and violinist originally from Jerusalem, Israel. His works have been performed in Israel, across Europe, the US and Japan. Yohanan’s music was performed by internationally acclaimed musicians and ensembles such as Meitar Ensemble, the Israeli Chamber Project, Ariel Quartet, the Lydian Quartet, ICE, ECCE, Juventas Ensemble, Verspiel New Music, Etymos Ensemble, Die Musiker Witz, pianist Yaron Kohlberg, percussionist Mizuki Aita, shakuhachi player Tadashi Tajima and others. His works have been published by Berben Musical Editions and Lucian Badian Edition. Yohanan received prizes from the Cluster Association, Michele Pittaluga Composition Competition, the Mark Kopytman Composition Competition and the San Francisco State University composition competition.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he studied with Mark Kopytman and was supported by scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Yohanan holds a PhD degree in composition and theory from Brandeis University. He also studied composition with George Tsontakis at the Aspen Music Festival and School and with Azio Corghi at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena.
As a violinist, Yohanan is an avid player of new music and premiered dozens of chamber and solo works in the US, Israel and Japan. He appeared with Juventas Ensemble, Sound Icon, East Coast Contemporary Ensemble, the Lydian String Quartet, Die Musiker Witz, Meitar Ensemble. and performed at the Takefu International Music Festival. Yohanan has taught music theory at Brandeis, Clark and Harvard Universities. Since 2014 Yohanan is residing in in Japan. He teaches violin, and teaches at Sophia University and Toho School of Music among other universities.
Yohanan Chendler is a composer and violinist originally from Jerusalem, Israel. His works have been performed in Israel, across Europe, the US and Japan. Yohanan’s music was performed by internationally acclaimed musicians and ensembles such as Meitar Ensemble, the Israeli Chamber Project, Ariel Quartet, the Lydian Quartet, ICE, ECCE, Juventas Ensemble, Verspiel New Music, Etymos Ensemble, Die Musiker Witz, pianist Yaron Kohlberg, percussionist Mizuki Aita, shakuhachi player Tadashi Tajima and others. His works have been published by Berben Musical Editions and Lucian Badian Edition. Yohanan received prizes from the Cluster Association, Michele Pittaluga Composition Competition, the Mark Kopytman Composition Competition and the San Francisco State University composition competition.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he studied with Mark Kopytman and was supported by scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Yohanan holds a PhD degree in composition and theory from Brandeis University. He also studied composition with George Tsontakis at the Aspen Music Festival and School and with Azio Corghi at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena.
As a violinist, Yohanan is an avid player of new music and premiered dozens of chamber and solo works in the US, Israel and Japan. He appeared with Juventas Ensemble, Sound Icon, East Coast Contemporary Ensemble, the Lydian String Quartet, Die Musiker Witz, Meitar Ensemble. and performed at the Takefu International Music Festival. Yohanan has taught music theory at Brandeis, Clark and Harvard Universities. Since 2014 Yohanan is residing in in Japan. He teaches violin, and teaches at Sophia University and Toho School of Music among other universities.
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