Bar Avni

Bar Avni is an Israeli conductor and classically trained percussionist who kicked off her music career banging drums at age 8, playing with Israel's top orchestras before switching gears to conducting. Born in 1989, she studied with Yoav Talmi in Tel Aviv—where she became assistant conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra—then honed her skills with Martin Sieghart in Graz and Ulrich Windfuhr in Hamburg, earning her M.A. in orchestral conducting in 2017/18.

She's made waves as the first woman Chief Conductor of Germany's Bayer Philharmoniker from 2021 to 2024, championing young talent and music education, and snagged first prize at the 2024 La Maestra competition in Paris, sweeping extra awards like the Orchestra Prize and ARTE Prize. With a rep for her elegant style and bold programming, Bar's led ensembles like the Israel Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and Gothenburg Symphony, and she's lined up debuts with heavy-hitters like the Orchestre de Paris and New York Philharmonic assists with Gustavo Dudamel.

Genres

Classical

Jazz

Contemporary Classical

Chamber Music

Opera

Symphonic Music

Orchestral

Percussion

Related Artists

Gustavo Dudamel

Myung-Whun Chung

Marin Alsop

Joann Falletta

Dalia Stasevska

Klaus Mäkelä

Barbara Hannigan

Claire Gibault

Yoav Talmi

Karina Canellakis

Simone Young

Anna Rakitina

Latest Release

Symphonies in 3 Movements

Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine•

Bar Avni

Album - 12 Tracks - Released February 27, 2026