Daphna Mor has performed throughout Europe and the United States as a soloist and as an ensemble player. Her appearances include solo recitals in Croatia, Germany and Switzerland; Recitals at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Trinity Church, New York; Duo recital with Nina Stern for Music Before 1800; Soloist with The New York Collegium (Andrew Parrot, conductor); Soloist with New York Early Music Ensemble (Fred Renz conductor); Soloist at Carnegie Hall with Little Orchestra Society. Orchestra member with the New York Philharmonic (Allen Gilbert, conductor); City Opera, Mostly Mozart. Lincoln Center; Trinity Church Baroque Orchestra. Ensemble player with Piffaro- The Renaissance Band and Repast; Awards include First Prize in Settimane Musicali di Lugano Solo Competition and two times winner of The Boston Conservatory Concerto Competition.
Ms. Mor is frequently involved in performing of contemporary music. She was featured as a soloist with the The Metropolis Ensemble, performing the world premiere of ‘Tears, Puffes, Jumps, and Galliard’ by David Bruce. In 2009 she joined St Luck’s Orchestra to perform the NY premiere of ‘The Flowering Tree”, composed and conducted by John Adams.
Ms. Mor acts as Musician to the Education Department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is a frequent teacher in early music workshops around the US. Ms. Mor received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory with highest honors as Valedictorian of the class of 2000.
Ms. Mor is an active World Music musician as well. She has appeared on such prestigious stages as Summer Stage, Central Park, NY, and in festivals all over the Unites States, Canada, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and Israel.
She is a musician at residence at B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue in New York City.
Among her many recordings, Ms. Mor appears on Sting’s CD "If On a Winter’s Night" on the Deutsche Gramophone label.
PRESS (short version):
“…Recorder virtuoso” (NY times)
“ The astonishing virtuosity of recorder player Daphna Mor stood out” (Chicago Tribune)
“...The stand-out performance of the evening was Daphna Mor's... The audience shouted its approval." (The New York Stringer)
“Daphna Mor, originally from Tel Aviv, Israel, leaves all who witness her playing with a smiling jaw-dropped” (MSN music)
“...Daphna Mor, an excellent recorder player... Seldom sounds Baroque music so lively, so captivating. There is no dry scholarly approach or boring rigidity here.” (“Wiesbaden tagblatt” Germany)
“The fact that the recorder can be played ... in a highly virtuoso way, was proved by the Israeli Artist Daphna Mor... Mor convinced the audience through sure technique, rich tones and neatly inserted ornaments (“Kurier”, Wiesbaden, Germany.)
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