Praised by the press as a “great musician who happens to be a harpist”, 31-year-old Sivan Magen is the only Israeli to have ever won the prestigious International Harp Contest in Israel and is a recent winner of the Pro Musicis International Award. Recent performances include recitals at Merkin Hall and Carnegie (Weill Hall) New York, London's Wigmore Hall and solo appearances in the US, South America, Europe and Israel including the world premiere of Haim Permont's "Aviv" concerto with the Israel Philharmonic. A founding member of the Israeli Chamber Project, Sivan Magen is an avid chamber musician and has appeared in Paris (Salle Gaveau), New York (Alice Tully Hall, the Metropolitan Museum, Bargemusic), with Musicians from Marlboro, and at the Marlboro, Kuhmo, Giverny and Jerusalem International Chamber Music festivals, collaborating with artists such as Nobuko Imai, Shmuel Ashkenazi, Gary Hoffman, Michel Letiec, Charles Neidich, Carol Wincenc, Emmanuel Pahud and members of the Guarneri Quartet. The 2011-12 season marks the debut of his new trio with flautist Marina Piccinini and violist Kim Kashkashian. He has recorded for the Koch and Azica labels, Israeli Radio and Television, New York's WQXR, APM’s Performance Today and the French television channel Mezzo. His performance of Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro is featured on Marlboro’s 60^th Anniversary CD. He has recently collaborated with tenor Nicholas Phan for the recording of all of Britten’s music for tenor and harp and is scheduled to appear next season in a series of recitals with soprano Susanna Phillips. Sivan Magen holds a Master's degree from the Juilliard School, a Premier Prix of the Paris Conservatory and received the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award for 2012.

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• Commercial CD
• Commissioning piece for solo harp and orchestra

Artist Website

www.sivanmagen.com

Artist Contact

Sivan Magen at
sivanmagen@gmail.com

Israel

Ben-Amy Eibav at Artists Career Management
telephone: +972 4 838 4182
baeinav@netvision.net.il