Maoz Ezra, Classical guitar
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Classical guitarist Maoz Ezra has performed in Israel, France and the USA. He
has performed as a soloist as well as in chamber music and premiered many
new pieces. Major international venues include Carnegie hall, the 92 street Y and
Merkin Hall in New York City, Theatre de la Veille Gris in Paris and the festival
"Avec Israel-Rencontre sur les chemins de la Paix" in Montpelier and Felicia
Blumanthal Hall in Tel Aviv.
His performances have been reviewed by Nylon Review Magazine as “A
ravishing presentation…a fine and lyrical presentation…an admirable job…” ,
and by The Times Herald Record as "sparkling" and "tasteful".
A native of Israel, Mr. Ezra began taking music classes at a the age of seven
years old. In 2000, he moved to Paris where he lived for five years and studied
at the "Ecole Normale Supérieure de Musique de Paris" and the "Conservatoire National
Regional(CNR) de Paris . In September 2005, after he received a scholarship from
the Manhattan School of Music, he moved to New York to pursue his studies
there. Later on, he completed his studies in CUNY Brooklyn College, where he
received a Masters degree in music performance.
Mr. Ezra was a finalist in the International Guitar Competition of Fontainbleau,
France, and an award winner of Artists International Presentations in New York.
He has participated in Master Classes in Greece, Italy, France, Israel and New
York with well-known guitarists such as David Russel, Roland Dyens, Shin Ichi
Fokuda and Alberto Ponce. His teachers have included Lars Frandsen, David
Starobin, David Leisner, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Francois Laurent and Yehuda
Schreier.
In addition to performing, Mr. Ezra is also the founder and the director of
EzraGuitar for Little Stars, an innovative guitar teaching program for young
children . Currently he resides with his wife, Soprano, Leilah Dione Ezra in New
York City.