Ory shihor biography of george
The vastly gifted concert pianist, the Israeli-born Ory Shihor, is a local treasure who was a longtime professor of piano at The Colburn.
Shihor was born in Tel Aviv....
Ory Shihor
Musical artist
Ory Shihor is an Israeli-American pianist, pedagogue, and co-founder of the California based Ory Shihor Institute.[1] Shihor performs, lectures, holds masterclasses and serves on the juries of international piano competitions.
Shihor was the founder of the Colburn Music Academy and served as its dean between 2010 and 2017.[2] He also served as piano professor at the Colburn Conservatory between 2008 and 2019.[3][4][5]
Shihor was born in Tel Aviv.
Success as a pianist came early for him. At the age of twelve he began receiving scholarships from the America Israel Cultural Foundation and within three years he was studying at the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States.[6]
Early life and education
As a child in Tel Aviv, Shihor studied under Neima Rosh and later with Dr.
Emanuel Krasovsky. He was a recipient of America Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships from the age of twelve.