An inspiring performance by Jacob Reuven of Albeniz masterpiece, Asturias. The orchestra is excellent and the result is unique and very beautiful.
About Jacob Reuven
Displaying a unique combination of technical brilliance and a rich musical persona, Jacob Reuven has established himself as one of the most intriguing and sought after mandolin players to have emerged from Israel in recent years. Jacob’s broad musical horizons encompass everything from classical music, baroque music, contemporary music, world music, to music for modern dance and theatre, bringing to all that he does his unique voice and uncompromising musical standards.
Beginning his mandolin studies at the age of eight under the guidance of Prof. Simha Nathanson at the Beer Sheva Music Conservatory, Jacob later studied with Mr. Lev Haimovitch until beginning his studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he worked with Prof. Motti Smidt. During his studies Jacob had won twice the academy’s prestigious Concerto Competition, which marked the beginning of his promising career.
Jacob has performed as a soloist with some of the best Israeli orchestras and ensembles including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israeli Sinfonietta ,the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Twenty First Century Ensemble and played under the baton of conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Antonio Pappano, Mendi Rodan and Zsolt Nagy.
In 2004, Jacob won first prize in the distinguished International Plectro Rioja competition in Spain and has become internationally known. Since then Jacob has been invited to perform with orchestras such as The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, and be a leading artist in festivals including the Festival Mandolines de Lunel.
Jacob has set new standards to mandolin playing both in Israel and worldwide being the first mandolin player to ever perform violin repertoire on mandolin with an Israeli orchestra. The warmth, richness and nostlagic flavor of Jacob’s playing were instantanously embraced by both the audience and the critics, and made Jacob well-known for his virtuosic and precise interpretations of violin repertoire for solo violin.
Jacob is an enthusiastic chamber musician and has collaborated with the Jerusalem Quartet and the Vivace Ensemble, among others. He is a member of the award-winning Kerman Mandolin Quartet as well as a member of Barrocade: the Israel Baroque Collective, with whom he often performs as soloist.
Discography
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Altalena, Lino Cannavacciuolo (LIVE by MandolinARTE)
Altalena is a beautiful composition by Lino Cannavacciuolo. Recorded live during MandolinARTE, the Plucked Orchestra of Athens live concert - just before the COVID-19 pandemic, in Athens Greece (FOY Ymittos Concert Hall). We were happy [...]
A few details about the 2nd Edition of my book – Mandolin Chords Guidebook Playing Songs
Like almost everybody else, I am in quarantine at home due to COVID-19, so I have started some of the projects I have been postponing for a loooooong time. One of these projects, is [...]
MandolinARTE – Summer Nostos Festival at SNF
This week's video, is again from a concert I gave with MandolinARTE - the Plucked Orchestra of Athens and the famous singer Alkistis Protopsalti in June 2019, at one of the most amazing venues [...]
Summer, sea, and Greek islands! Part 1, Antiparos
Following a busy winter and spring, it is time for theMandolinTuner to enjoy the famous Greek islands. Off we go, together with HoneyEyes to Antiparos! (I can't believe this hectic year is really over. [...]
MandolinARTE- J. S. Weiss Concerto for guitar and orchestra
I recorded J. S. Weiss Concerto for guitar and orchestra during the summer of 2015. This should have been a demanding recording, but it took us only an afternoon, where most time was spent [...]
MandolinARTE – Goran Bregovich, Alkistis Protopsalti, Theos an Einai, Live
This week's video is an amazing song with music from Goran Bregovich, performed by MandolinARTE live during one of their 18 concerts on tour with Alkistis Protopsalti attended by more than 30.000 people in [...]
Un Dia De Noviembre by Leo Brower (Score)
[Update] After receiving a very nice email from Sergio Saldivar-Salazar, a mandolin player and follower of theMandolinTuner, I followed his suggestion and updated this article to include the guitar sound track to help you [...]
Two interesting trips, two beautiful destinations (banjola & mandolin)
I received a great review of a Richard Morgan custom banjola (!) and mandolin all the way from Australia by John Hicks. I am sure that the banjola is an interesting topic, so I decided [...]
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