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{{Infobox musical artist
'''Atar Arad''' is an [[Israel]]i-born [[viola|violist]], professor of music, essayist and composer residing in the United States. ▼
| name = Atar Arad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|3|8|mf=y}}
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| origin =
| instrument = [[viola]]
| genre = [[classical music]]
| occupation = [[violist]]
| label = [[RCA]] Red Seal
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117083918/http://www.riax.com/host/atararad/ Atar Arad's homepage]
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▲'''Atar Arad''' ([[Hebrew]]: עתר ארד; born 8 March 1945) is an [[IsraelIsraeli American]]i-born [[viola|violist]], professor of [[music]], [[essayist]] and [[composer residing in the United States]].
He has performed in top venues around the world both as a featured soloist with orchestras in and as a member of the distinguished [[Cleveland Quartet]] from 1980 to 1987, taking the seat previously established by founding member [[Martha Strongin Katz]]. He was succeeded by James Dunham. ▼
==Biography==
Arad beganand his trainingbrother, on thearchitect [[violin]]Ron inArad his(industrial homedesigner)|Ron cityArad]], ofwere born in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]. Arad began his training on the [[violin]] in Tel Aviv and received aan Artist Diploma in 1966 from the Samuel Rubin Israeli Academy of Music. In 1968 he was selected for study at '''Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth''' in [[Waterloo, Belgium]], earning a Laureate there in 1971 and a Diplome Superieure from [[Brussels Conservatory]] in 1973.▼
 
Having decided to devote himself to the viola in 1971, he entered the [[Carl Flesch International Competition]] in 1972 as a voilistviolist, winning the City of London prize (second prize)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Carl Flesch prizewinners |journal=[[The Musical Times]] |year=1972 |volume=113 |pages=887 |doi=10.2307/957399 |jstor=957399 }}</ref> in his first public appearance with the instrument. Two months later he repeated, winning first prize in the International Viola Competition in [[Geneva]], Switzerland.▼
Arad currently teaches at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]]'s [[Jacobs School of Music]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], and at the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the [[Ravinia Festival]] in [[Highland Park, Illinois|near Chicago]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravinia Festival |url=http://www.ravinia.org/|accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref> as well as the [[Domaine Forget]] Music and Dance Academy in [[Quebec]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Domaine Forget |url=http://www.domaineforget.com/en/index.asp|accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref>. Previously he was Professor of Viola at the [[Eastman School of Music]] in [[Rochester, New York]]. He has also taught at the [[Shepherd School of Music]] at [[Rice University]] in [[Houston, TX]] and has been an artist/lecturer at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh, PA]]. Prior to 1980 he served on faculties at Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth and the [[Royal Northern College of Music]], [[Manchester, England]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Publicity |url=http://info.music.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/929.html|accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref>.▼
 
▲HeArad has performed in top venues around the world both as a featured soloist with orchestras in and as a member of the distinguished [[Cleveland Quartet]] from 1980 to 1987, taking the seat previously established by founding member [[Martha Strongin Katz]]. He was succeeded by James Dunham.
 
▲Arad currently teaches at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]]'s [[Jacobs School of Music]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], and at the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the [[Ravinia Festival]] in [[Highland Park, Illinois|near Chicago]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravinia Festival |url=http://www.ravinia.org/|accessdate=2008-04-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080317134010/http://www.ravinia.org/| archivedate= 17 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> as well as the [[Domaine Forget]] Music and Dance Academy in [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Domaine Forget |url=http://www.domaineforget.com/en/index.asp |accessdate=2008-04-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220013519/http://www.domaineforget.com/en/index.asp |archivedate=2008-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>. Previously he was Professorprofessor of Violaviola at the [[Eastman School of Music]] in [[Rochester, New York]]. He has also taught at the [[Shepherd School of Music]] at [[Rice University]] in [[Houston, TXTexas]], and has been an artist/lecturer at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh, PAPennsylvania]]. Prior to 1980 he served on faculties at Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth and the [[Royal Northern College of Music]], [[Manchester, England]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Publicity |url=http://info.music.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/929.html|accessdate=2008-04-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080405022214/http://info.music.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/929.html| archivedate= 5 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>.
== Education and Early Years ==
▲Arad began his training on the [[violin]] in his home city of [[Tel Aviv, Israel]] and received a Artist Diploma in 1966 from the Samuel Rubin Israeli Academy of Music. In 1968 he was selected for study at '''Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth''' in [[Waterloo, Belgium]], earning a Laureate there in 1971 and a Diplome Superieure from [[Brussels Conservatory]] in 1973.
 
== Performance venues ==
▲Having decided to devote himself to the viola in 1971, he entered the Carl Flesch International Competition in 1972 as a voilist, winning the City of London prize in his first public appearance with the instrument. Two months later he repeated, winning first prize in the International Viola Competition in [[Geneva]].
* [[AspenBerlin Music Festival]], [[AspenBerlin]], Colorado[[Germany]]▼
 
* [[Israel Festival]], [[Caesarea, Israel|Caesarea]], [[Israel]]
He began a career in Europe as a soloist with major orchestras and a featured player at prestigious festivals.
* Flanders Music Festival, [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]
 
* [[Edinburgh Festival]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]▼
== Perfomance Venues ==
* [[ChautauquaSalzburg Festival]], [[ChautauquaSalzburg]], New York[[Austria]]▼
 
* [[Mostly Mozart Festival]], [[New York City, NY]], [[United States]]▼
 
* [[Sitka Summer Music Festival]], [[Sitka, Alaska]], [[United States]]▼
He has performed at numerous festivals including:
* Berlin[[Aspen Music Festival]], [[BerlinAspen, GermanyColorado]], [[United States]]
* [[IsraelChautauqua Festival]], [[CaesareaChautauqua, IsraelNew York]], [[United States]]
* Flanders Music[[Ravinia Festival,]] near [[AntwerpChicago, BelgiumIllinois]], [[United States]]
* [[Domaine Forget]] International Festival, Saint-Irenee, [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]▼
▲* [[Edinburgh Festival]], [[Edinburgh, Scotland]]
* [[SalzburgNorth Shore Chamber Music Festival]], Northbrook, Illinois, [[Salzburg,United AustriaStates]]
▲* [[Mostly Mozart Festival]], [[New York City, NY]]
▲* [[Sitka Summer Music Festival]], [[Sitka, Alaska]]
▲* [[Aspen Music Festival]], [[Aspen, Colorado]]
▲* [[Chautauqua Festival]], [[Chautauqua, New York]]
* [[Ravinia Festival]] near [[Chicago, Illinois]]
▲* [[Domaine Forget]] International Festival, Saint-Irenee, [[Quebec]]
 
 
== Compositions and Recordings ==▼
 
▲== Compositions and Recordingsrecordings ==
 
His compositions include:
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* ''Walton as Scapino'' (<u>The Strad</u>, February 1989)
 
HisHe has recorded, as featured soloist or with the Cleveland Quartet, on the [[RCA]] Red Seal, [[CBS]] Masterworks, [[Teldec]] Telefunken, [[Telarc]] and RIAX Records Classical labels.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atar Arad Violist|url=http://www.riax.com/host/atararad/biography.html|accessdate=2008-04-01|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513150752/http://www.riax.com/host/atararad/biography.html|archivedate=13 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
== Family History ==
Arad and his brother, architect [[Ron Arad (industrial designer)|Ron Arad]], were born in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]].
 
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