Sagi Hartov
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Sagi Hartov ({{langx|he|שגיא הרטוב}}) is a cellist born in Israel with duel British and Israeli citizenship. He is the founder of the Ernest Bloch classical competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.israelimusiccompetition.org/ |title=Israeli Music Competition & Ernest Bloch Music Competition |publisher=Israelimusiccompetition.org |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}
Hartov has been a member of the London Mozart Trio.London Mozart Trio] [http://www.lmt.org.uk/biography.html "Biography"]. Retrieved 16 July 2018. He also serves as principal of creative arts for Global University Systems. He is executive dean and managing director at London College of Contemporary Arts, and managing director of Berlin School of Business and Innovation,Ethier, Marc (13 July 2018). [https://poetsandquants.com/2018/07/13/new-b-school-born-in-berlin/ "New B-School Born In Berlin"]. Poets & Quants. Retrieved 16 July 2018.London College of Contemporary Arts. [https://www.lcca.org.uk/about-us/our-people/ "Our People"]. Retrieved 16 July 2018. both subsidiaries of Global University Systems.{{cite web|title=London College of Contemporary Arts |url=https://www.globaluniversitysystems.com/our-institutions/london-college-of-contemporary-arts |accessdate=18 June 2019}}{{cite web|title=BSBI|url=https://www.globaluniversitysystems.com/our-institutions/bsbi |accessdate=18 June 2019}}
Career
Sagi Hartov started studying the cello when he was 10 years old. He studied at the Rubin Conservatorium in Haifa, and at the age of 15 performed with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.{{cite web|author=lionways.com |url=http://haifasymphony.co.il/enews.asp |title=The New Haifa Symphony Orchestra |publisher=Haifasymphony.co.il |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}
Between 1995 and 1999, Hartov studied under Uzi Wiesel, initially at Tel Aviv University and then at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He was also taught by Aldo Parisot, János Starker and Mats Lidström.
In September 2000, Hartov moved to the UK to study at the Royal Academy of Music,{{cite web|url=http://www.ram.ac.uk/sagi-hartov |title=Sagi Hartov - Interviews & Your Stories - Alumni - Royal Academy of Music |publisher=Ram.ac.uk |date=20 July 1976 |accessdate=15 September 2012}} and became an LRAM.{{cite web|url=http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/artists/sagi-hartov |title=Sagi Hartov |publisher=Kings Place |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}
Hartov has taught Master's degrees and masterclasses at the Birmingham Conservatoire,{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} the Yehudi Menuhin School, {{citation needed|date=July 2018}} and the Cambridge Performance Masterclass program.{{cite web|url=http://www.cpmcuk.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=135 |title=Cello |publisher=Cpmcuk.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414010805/http://www.cpmcuk.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=135 |archivedate=14 April 2011 }}. Archived 14 April 2011. He has also taught at the North London Colourstrings Centre.{{cite web|url=http://nlcolourstrings.co.uk/sagi_hartov.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330201100/http://nlcolourstrings.co.uk/sagi_hartov.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2012 |title=Sagi Hartov |publisher=Nlcolourstrings.co.uk |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}
Awards and performances
Sagi Hartov has performed in over 12 countries. He played a solo recital with Benjamin Frith at the Wigmore Hall and a concert with Argentinian pianist Alberto Portugheis at the Regent Hall.{{cite web|author=Malcolm Miller |url=http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2003/08/hartov.htm |title=Malcolm Miller at a highlight of the Regent Hall Summer Festival |publisher=Mvdaily.com |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}
Hartov has taken part in festivals such as the Broomhill Festival and the Gentse Feesten in Belgium. In 2001 he participated in the first round the Rostropovich International Cello Competition{{cite web|url=http://www.civp.com/rostro/rostrogb/acandidatgb.html |title=2001 Rostropovich Cello Competition |language=fr |publisher=Civp.com |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}} in Paris. He represented the String Department in the Finals of the RAM Club Prize, where he opened the new David Josefowitz Recital Hall.{{cite web|url=http://www.ram.ac.uk/david-josefowitz-recital-hall |title=David Josefowitz Recital Hall - Venues - About us - Royal Academy of Music |publisher=Ram.ac.uk |date=20 July 1976 |accessdate=15 September 2012}}{{failed verification|date=July 2018}}
Hartov has recorded advertisement soundtracks.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He has also recorded for the BBC's Channel 1, and Radios 3 and 4, as well as the Universal Records.{{cite web|url=http://verafletcherhall.co.uk/performers.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330201108/http://verafletcherhall.co.uk/performers.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2012 |title=Performers and Performances |publisher=Vera Fletcher Hall |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}{{failed verification|date=July 2018}}
In 2007 and 2008, Hartov established the Israeli Music and the Ernest Bloch competitions. In 2010, the Israeli Music Competition had 140 competitors from 48 different countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.israelimusiccompetition.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=50 |title=The News |publisher=Israelimusiccompetition.org |date= |accessdate=15 September 2012}}
For a time Hartov played with the London Mozart Trio and appears on their 2011 recording of Rachmaninov's Trios élégiaques.
References
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External links
- [http://www.israelimusiccompetition.org/ Israeli Music Competition]
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