Hailed for his thrilling virtuosity, lustrous tone and profound artistic expression, Hagai Shaham is internationally recognized as one of the most exciting Israeli violinists. Shaham was a student of the renowned Professor Ilona Feher. He continued his studies with Emanuel Borok, Arnold Steinhardt and the Guarneri Quartet.

Mr Shaham has performed at Carnegie Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Paris Théâtre des Champs Elysées and Pleyel, Salzburg Mozarteum, Vienna Musikverein, Zurich Tonhalle. Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Schleswig-Holstein, Reingau, Bad Kissingen, Bodensee, Montpellier, Cerventino, Kuhmo, Casals and Israel Festivals. He performed with Israel Philharmonic as a soloist together with Mischa Maisky and Mehta at the orchestra’s 70th anniversary celebrations.

Hagai Shaham is a professor at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University, and an Artist in Residence at Stony Brook University, New York. He teaches regularly at masterclasses such as the Heifetz Institute (USA), ISA (Austria), Kuhmo Festival (Finland) and Keshet Eilon (Israel). He is a co-founder of the Ilona Feher Foundationfor promoting young Israeli violinists.