Shaul Bustan
Shaul Bustan (Hebrew: שאול בוסתן; born 1983 in Beer-Sheva), is an Israeli composer, conductor and double bassist who has worked with several influential orchestras and ensembles throughout Israel, Germany, Austria, Netherlands and the USA including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Koninklijke Harmoniekapel Delft, the Tiroler Ensemble für Neue Musik and klezmer-maestro Giora Feidman.
Shaul received a master's degree in Composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Among his teachers were violinist Motti Smidt, composer Haim Permont, and conductor and composer Aharon Harlap.
He is the musical director and composer of the German theatre company Das letzte Kleinod and the conductor and musical director of the vocal ensemble Hinterhof49 in Berlin.
He won the Chana Avni-Yaddor Composition Competition (2007-2008), the 2005/6 Deborah Grossman Award for Excellence in Music Education, the 2015 'Theaterpreis des Bundes' und the 2015 'Hermann-Allmers-Preis״ with Das letzte Kleinod, and was awarded scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation for his compositions and mandolin playing (2002-2008).
References
- Scheiner, Jonathan. "Berliner Mischung", Jüdische Allgemeine, Berlin, 4.12.2014
- America-Israel Cultural Foundation
- Deutsch-Israelische Familiengeschichte 4 "Morgenmagazin", ZDF, Berlin, 12.5.20150
- Jaffe, Kenneth. "Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes", Rowman & Littlefield, UK, 2011
- Hollenbach, Michael "Irrfahrt der Holocaust-Überlebenden", Deutschlandradio Kultur, 23.05.2014
- Schnell, Andreas "Mit Unterwasser-Erfahrung", nachtkritik, Geestenseth, 1. Juli 2015