Shirley Brill's career was launched with a performance as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. She has since performed with various international orchestras, such as the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester at the Berliner Philharmonie, the Hamburger Symphoniker conducted by Jeffrey Tate, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Prague at the Kölner Philharmonie, the Chamber Orchestra of Geneva, the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and the Münchner Symphoniker at the Philharmonie im Gasteig.

Together with her Duo partner Jonathan Aner, Ms. Brill has received for her ROOTS CD the OPUS KLASSIK Award 2024 in the Chamber music category. She is also the winner of the Geneva International Competition in Switzerland, the Markneukirchen International Competition in Germany, and has received a special prize at the International ARD Competition in Munich.  Shirley Brill has performed at international music festivals such as the BBC Proms in England, the Radio France Festival in Montpellier, the Schubertiade in Austria, the Davos Festival in Switzerland and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival in Israel. In Germany, she gave performances at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, the Rheingau Festival, the Heidelberger Frühling and at the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival.

Ms. Brill has collaborated with such artists as Daniel Barenboim, Jonas Kaufmann, Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, Janine Jansen, Tabea Zimmermann, the Jerusalem String Quartet, the Fauré  Piano Quartet and Trio di Clarone. She regularly performs with pianist Jonathan Aner, playing in such prestigious halls as the Carnegie Hall in New York, Tonhalle Zürich, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn. 

After studying in Israel with Mr. Yitzhak Katzap, Ms. Brill continued her studies at the Musikhochschule Lübeck in Germany with Prof. Sabine Meyer and at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Mr. Richard Stoltzman. Shirley Brill was a guest professor at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, a faculty member at the Barenboim-Said Akademie and Professor of Clarinet at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken, Germany. Since October 2021 Ms. Brill has been appointed Professor of Clarinet at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg in Germany.

Die Klarinettistin Shirley Brill begann ihre solistische Karriere mit dem Israel Philharmonic Orchestra unter der Leitung von Zubin Mehta. Seither konzertierte sie mit zahlreichen internationalen Orchestern, wie dem Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Nationalen Symphonieorchester des Polnischen Rundfunks, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra und den Hamburger Symphonikern. Ihr Berliner Debüt feierte Shirley Brill in der renommierten Reihe von Deutschlandfunk Kultur mit dem Deutschen Symphonie Orchester in der Berliner Philharmonie.

Mit Ihre CD ROOTS, sind Shirley Brill und ihr Duo Partner Jonathan Aner die OPUS KLASSIK 2024 Preisträgern in der Kategorie ‚Kammermusikeinspielung des Jahres‘. Shirley Brill ist Siegerin des Concours de Genève und des Internationalen Klarinettenwettbewerbs Markneukirchen. Zudem erhielte sie einen Sonderpreis beim Internationalen Musikwettbewerb der ARD.

Regelmäßig ist Shirley Brill zu Gast bei internationalen Musikfestivals wie den BBC Proms, Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival, Davos Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, Schubertiade in Österreich, Heidelberger Frühling und beim Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival in Israel. Zu ihren musikalischen Partnern gehören Daniel Barenboim, Jonas Kaufmann, Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, Janine Jansen, Tabea Zimmermann, das Jerusalem String Quartet, Fauré Klavierquartett und das Atos Trio. Mit ihrem Klavierpartner Jonathan Aner konzertierte sie in der Berliner Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, in Asien, Australien und in ihrem Heimatland Israel.

Shirley Brill war Soloklarinettistin beim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra unter Daniel Barenboim und spielte beim Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra sowie beim Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

Ihre Ausbildung erhielte sie in Israel, an der Musikhochschule Lübeck sowie in Boston. Neben ihrer solistischen Tätigkeit bekleidet Shirley Brill eine Professur an der Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg.

ROOTS - Pieces in Folk Style

I would like to take this opportunity and thank some very special people who support and
encourage my music making:

My teachers:

• Yitzhak Katzap, the man who introduced me to the clarinet and the world of music. Yitzhak was not only my first teacher - he has become a close friend and mentor for life. 
   

• Sabine Meyer who inspired my way to a warm sound, tonal elegance and musical maturity.
   

• Richard Stoltzman who opened my eyes to boundless fantasy, brave experimentation and constant innovation.

My Clarinet Maker Seggelke Klarinetten:

• Jochen Seggelke who is always there for me, keeping my instruments in top shape. It is a real treat to play on the bassett, boxwood and mopane clarinets he has made for me.

Special Thanks:

• My gratitude goes to Koichiro Hattori and Clement Spiess with whom I have had a special connection from the very first moment. They accompany me for several years in different media productions with great care to every last detail.

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