Maya Tal

Bio

Year of birth:
1993

Place of birth:
Tel Aviv, Israel

Studies:

Viola BA – Tel Aviv – The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music – Hagai Shaham, Lilach Levanon
Viola BA – Leipzig– Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ – Tatjana Masurenko – (2016-2018)
Viola MA – Berlin – Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ – Tabea Zimmermann – (2019-2022)

Current job:
Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg

Contact:

Biography:

Maya was born in Israel at 1993 and started playing the violin at the age of 6. After attending High school of the arts she pursued her violin studies at the Tel Aviv “Buchman Mehta” Music Academy with prof. Hagai Shaham, Lena Mazor and Lilach Levanon. Maya had participated in festivals such as Seiji Ozawa Academy, the International „Musethica“ chamber music festival, “ISA” masterclasses, “Keshet Eylon Mastercourse”, the “Mendelssohn Summer School Festival” in Hamburg, “Iclassical Academy” in Italy and “Musica Mundi” festival in Belgium. Maya has won
the America – Israel Foundation Scholarship “in Distinction” Category, and has received the Foundation’s esteemed scholarship designated especially or studies abroad.

As a Violist, Maya has won the honorable Aviv competition prize for Viola, the 2nd prize of the Buchman Mehta Music Academy strings international competition, has performed as a soloist with Webern Kammerphilharmonie and the Slovakia Radio Symphonie orchestra. Maya completed her Undergraduate degree from the University of Music and Theatre „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig where she studied with prof. Tatjana Masurenko and a Postgraduate degree from the ‘Hanns Eisler Hochschule’ in Berlin under the guidance of prof. Tabea Zimmermann.

Maya was appointed as a tutti player in the Luxembourg Philharmonie since May 2019 and has won the Co-Principal audition in December 2022.