Dan Yuhas

Dan Yuhas, Born in 1947. Studied piano and composition at the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv, and further studies in London and Paris.

His music was performed by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israel String Quartet, the Arditti Quartet and many ensembles and performers in Israel, Europe and Asia.

He was awarded the Acum Prize (1988), the Prime minister’s prize for composers (1988), the Lieberson Prize for orchestral composition (1998), and again the ACUM Prize ( in 2001 and 2007).

Yuhas is the Founder and director of the “Israel Contemporary Players” and the Center for Electronic Music in Tel Aviv.

His music is published by the Israel Music Center (IMC) and the Israel Music Institute (IMI).


Selected works: (partial list)

"The fire and the mountains" (ms), Cantata for orchestra, choir and voices (1980)

Prelude for Orchestra (1978) (IMI)

Three pieces for piano (1974)

“Episodes” for trombone solo, (1976)

"Entities" for chamber ensemble (12 players) (1983) (IMI)

"Four poems of David Vogel” for mezzo and chamber ensemble (1984) (fl. cl. vl. vcl. trb. pno)

String Quartet (1988)

"Havayot" for chamber ensemble (10 players) (1991)

“Phantasy” for piano and clarinet (1991) (ms)

Trio for harp, viola and percussion (1995) (ms)

Spring Games for Symphony Orchestra (1996)

"Monologue" for flute (1997) (EME)

Trio for clarinet, violin and piano (1998)

"Elegy" for Symphony Orchestra (1998)

Duo for violin and piano (1999) (ms)

“Concertato” , for large ensemble, (2000) (2fl. 2 ob. 2 cl. bassoon, tpt. hn. trb. pno, harp, 2 perc. 2-2-2-2-1)

Coloured Lines, for ensemble 2002 fl. ob. cl. bsn. hn. tp. trb. pno. perc. 11111

Duo for viola and cello (2005)

Trio for tuba, viola and piano (2003)

Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2007)

Spell for 6 singers and chamber ensemble (2005) fl. ob. cl. bsn. hn. tp. trb. pno. perc. 10111
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