Mor Biron

The Israeli Bassoonist Mor Biron born in 1982 was from 2007 to 2021 a member of the World known Berliner Philharmoniker.

He played the Cello before starting his Bassoon lessons with Gad Lederman and Maurizio Paez. Mor holds a Bachelor degree from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, studied at the “Hanns Eisler” Hochschule für Musik in Berlin with Prof. Klaus Thunemann and Prof. Volker Tessmann and was a scholar of the Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

As a Scholarship holder from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, he won numerous prices, among them 1st price of the “Aviv” Competition in Tel Aviv.

Mor is a founding member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the musical direction of Daniel Barenboim, whom he often performs with.

Mor held the principal Bassoon position at the “Orquesta del Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofia” in Valencia.

He is an active chamber musician around the world and a member of Ensemble Berlin-Prag and the Boulez Ensemble. Following his passion for early music, Mor performs on historical instruments with various Ensembles as well.

As a teacher and educator for Bassoon and music, Mor is investing much of his time giving master classes worldwide, working and meeting young musicians.

Mor was a teacher at the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker for many years and is the leading Professor of the Bassoon studio at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. He is a professor at the Academy of Orchestral Studies in Sevilla and teaches at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where he served as an "Artist in Residence" in years 2022-2023.

The art of performance and his inner voice are an important value, which Mor passes on to his students and colleagues.