Mandolinist

Alon Sariel

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Alon Sariel was born in 1986 in Beer-Sheva, Israel. He began playing the mandolin at the age of eight at the Samuel-Rubin Conservatory of Beer-Sheva. At the year 2004, he graduated under the tutored of Lev Khymovich. At the same year, Alon was awarded the Excellent Musician Status by the Israeli army which allowed him to pursue academic studies at the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, with the Violin Maestro Motti Shmidt.

Since year 2004 Alon is kindly supported by America – Israel Cultural Foundation.
Among the numerous awards Alon won first prize at the Albert and Edna Serni Competitions, Twice in a row (05' & 06') he won the first prize of the "Monart Center of Art" Competitions, Alon was awarded first prize at the Jerusalem Music Academy competition for string instruments (playing Khachaturian's violin concerto) and at the same year he got to the finals of the Ben-Haim Competition for Israeli compositions.

Alon is a member in several ensembles, among them The Jerusalem Baroque Trio, known also as Trinidad Ensemble which is made of mandolin, recorder and viola de-Gamba (2nd prize at the Academy Chamber Music Competition 06' and live broadcast to Kol-Ha'musica radio station); Duo Sariel-Ghilione with the virtuoso Italian guitarist Francesca Ghilione, Duo-PiaMando, The Balkan Orchestra of the Jerusalem Academy and the Beer-Sheva Mandolin Orchestra (with both orchestras recorded live to the Israeli radio).

Alon takes part in most of the main music festivals taking place in Israel, for instance "Sounds in the Desert Festival" and "Kfar Blum Festival" which are also broadcasted through radio and television.
At August 2005 Alon was invited to take part in a world music camp Ethno-Cyprus 2005.
Participated in the International Mandolin Academy at Savona, Italy, and studied with wide known mandolin players such as Ugo Orlandi and Carlo Aonzo.
As Mandolin soloist played Alon with the Beer-Sheva Mandolin Orchestra, the Israeli Simfonieta and The Israeli Chamber Orchestra, and the Jerusalem Simphonic Orchestra.


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