Supporting Artists
Tali Glaser
Natalie Tal Glaser, born in Israel to a family of musicians, has been playing harp in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra since the age of 17. She made her debut at age 16 with Handel's Harp Concerto with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta.
During her 23 years of orchestral playing, Tali has had the privilege of working with renowned conductors and soloists, such as Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Itzhak Perlman, Lorin Maazel, Placido Domingo, Luciano Paverotti and many other great musicians, and appearing in the world’s finest music festivals.
Tali was Principal Harpist of the World Philharmonic Orchestra in Bangkok (1993). She was Principal Harpist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1990–1992 concert seasons. She has performed with most Israeli orchestras, has recorded the Bruch Fantasy with violinist Midori, as well as many other recordings with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta.
Tali’s primary harp studies were with her mother, Judith Liber, a well-known orchestral harpist, soloist and teacher. She also had the unique privilege of playing in the IPO for 15 years with her mother and father, the trumpeter Raphael Glaser. She graduated with honors from the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University. She also studied at the Scuola di alto perfezionamento Musicale di Saluzzo in Italy with Giuliana Albizetti, at the Salzedo School for Harp in Camden, Maine, USA with Alice Chalifoux, and with Judy Loman in Toronto, Canada.
Well-known as a harpist comfortable in many musical styles, she performed the Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp with the Haifa Symphony, performed the brilliant contemporary composition, “The Crown of Ariadne”, for solo harp and percussion instruments (played by the harpist) by Murray Schafer, and she composes, arranges and performs electronic and folk music for electric harp and various ensembles.
During her 23 years of orchestral playing, Tali has had the privilege of working with renowned conductors and soloists, such as Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Itzhak Perlman, Lorin Maazel, Placido Domingo, Luciano Paverotti and many other great musicians, and appearing in the world’s finest music festivals.
Tali was Principal Harpist of the World Philharmonic Orchestra in Bangkok (1993). She was Principal Harpist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1990–1992 concert seasons. She has performed with most Israeli orchestras, has recorded the Bruch Fantasy with violinist Midori, as well as many other recordings with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta.
Tali’s primary harp studies were with her mother, Judith Liber, a well-known orchestral harpist, soloist and teacher. She also had the unique privilege of playing in the IPO for 15 years with her mother and father, the trumpeter Raphael Glaser. She graduated with honors from the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University. She also studied at the Scuola di alto perfezionamento Musicale di Saluzzo in Italy with Giuliana Albizetti, at the Salzedo School for Harp in Camden, Maine, USA with Alice Chalifoux, and with Judy Loman in Toronto, Canada.
Well-known as a harpist comfortable in many musical styles, she performed the Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp with the Haifa Symphony, performed the brilliant contemporary composition, “The Crown of Ariadne”, for solo harp and percussion instruments (played by the harpist) by Murray Schafer, and she composes, arranges and performs electronic and folk music for electric harp and various ensembles.