Press

Press Releases:

Concerts around the world - June 2008
Avner Dorman's works are featured in festivals in Santa Cruz, California; Lubek, Germany; Sabor, Croatia; and in a dozen venues around the world.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - April 2008
Ellef Symphony by Avner Dorman to be given its U.S. Premiere by Asher Fisch and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Munich Philharmonic - January 2008
Avner Dorman Percussion Concerto "Frozen in Time"

Hamburg Philharmonic - November 2007
Avner Dorman Percussion Concerto "Frozen in Time" (world premiere)

LifePR - November 2007
Avner Dorman Percussion Concerto "Frozen in Time" (world premiere)

Metropolis Ensemble - August 2007
On Record: The Complete Chamber Orchestra Concerti of Avner Dorman
"Dorman has an exceptional ability to combine both the traditional and contemporary with more mainstream forms of music. His work is a perfect fit for our modern orchestra."

Album Reviews:

New York Times - July 2006
Review of Piano Works
"These works draw on the energy and spikiness of Prokofiev and Bartok in textures interwoven with moves borrowed from rock, jazz and Middle Eastern folk music."

Muso Magazine - August 2006
Review of Piano Works
"When the opening movement of his First Piano Sonata scuttles off like Poulenc accompanying Buster Keaton feature, you know you're in the hands of a sharp and strongly distinctive musical imagination."

Haaretz - August 2006
Review of Piano Works

Gramophone - September 2006
Review of Piano Works
"Dorman is not just a fresh, young voice worth following. He's also a composer whose music... fits well on the instrument and resonates strongly with the musical tradition at large."

Concert Reviews:

Munich Philharmonic - January 2008
Concert program from the Munich Philharmonic Premiere of Frozen in Time

Ynet - January 2008
Preview of Frozen in Time - Munich Philharmonic Premiere

Hamburger Abendblatt / Die Welt - December 2007
Preview of Frozen in Time
"Frozen in Time is a piece that exceeds expectations to the extreme."

Festspiele - November 2007
Preview of Frozen in Time

The Welt - November 2007
Preview of Frozen in Time

Classical Domain - September 2007
Interview and preview of On Record

Composition Today - July 2007
Interview

The Jewish Week - May 2007
Preview of Mandolin Concerto
"At 32, Israeli composer and onetime physicist Avner Dorman applies the rigors of mathematics to his music."

New York Times - May 2006
Review of String Quartet No. 2
"The score's most arresting moments are in its finale, in which hard-driven counterpoint and rapid bowing, offset by calmer moments, describe the changeable desert winds."