Robert Canetti


Robert Canetti is an Israeli conductor, violinist, and professor. He was born in Haifa, Israel.

Education

The first violin teacher of Canetti was his father, Jacques Canetti. He also studied with Rami Shevelov, a student of Ivan Ivan Galamian and with Zvi Rotenberg, a Lucien Capet student. In 1972, he went to the Juilliard School of Music in New York, where studied with Sally Thomas and Ivan Galamian.

Career

When Canetti was 18 he became leader of the Israeli Pro-Musica Ensemble, conducted by Dalia Atlas.
In 1978, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra invited him to be leader and soloist of the orchestra.
In 1996, Canetti became Music Director and conductor of the New Israeli Chamber Ensemble. He also organized a Music Festival, that included a Music Course and an International Violin Competition, every year in different country.
Canetti is an Honorary Professor of the Astana Music Academy; of Indianapolis University and an Honorary Guest Artist of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
He is Professor of Academic studies at the , Jerusalem.
Canetti gives master classes for violin, chamber orchestra and conducting all over the world.