Tectonics 2024 Artist Profile
Yaron Deutsch (Tel Aviv, 1978) is a guitarist mainly known for his work in the field of contemporary (classical) music. He is the founder and artistic director of the chamber quartet Nikel and a frequent guest in Europe’s finest groups and orchestras dedicated to contemporary music. Most often, he plays with the acclaimed Klangforum Wien and Musikfabrik ensembles.
As a soloist, he performed with the israeli philharmonic, los angeles philharmonic, luxembourg philharmonic, luzerner sinfonieorchester, sinfonica nazionale della rai (turin), swr symphonieorchester and the vienna radio symphony orchestra; playing under conductors Sylvain Camberling, Titus Engel, Peter Eötvös, Zubin Mehta, Emilio Pomàrico, Peter Rundel, and ilan volkov to name a few.
Recordings featuring his playing are available on col legno, kairos, neos, sub rosa and wergo labels.
Apart from his performative activities, he is a professor at the university of music basel (hochschule für musik fhnw / sonic space basel) and guitar tutor at the darmstadt international summer courses. As well he curates the international festival for contemporary chamber music in tel aviv – “tzlil meudcan” (in hebrew: “updated tone”).
