Percussion artist Chen Zimbalista in concert Feb. 12

5:24 p.m., Feb. 7, 2007--UD's Department of Music presents Chen Zimbalista, Israeli virtuoso percussionist, at 8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, in the Gore Recital Hall of the Center for the Arts. Zimbalist's solo performance is a part of a three-day residency in New Castle County, supported by the International Council of Delaware.

Zimbalista is one of the leading percussion soloists in Israel. He has
studied with Alon Bohr of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tel-Aviv Academy of Music, Morris Lang of the New York Philharmonic, and Bent Lillof in Copenhagen, Denmark. Zimbalista has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.

Winner of the Francois Shapira Prize, the Young Artists Performing Israeli Music Prize and the first prize from the National Council for Culture and Arts for performing his work, “Impulse 1,” Zimbalista's unique creativity has inspired composers Noam Sheriff, Menachem Weisberg, Benjamin Yosopov and Mark Hagerty to write pieces for him. He has recorded a compact disc with the cooperation of the Jerusalem Music Center, as well as a solo CD, Desert Beat, on Koch Discovery.

Zimbalista has toured China, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Holland, Portugal, Italy, Africa, Turkey, England, France and Taiwan. He also has performed at festivals all over the world, including the Israel Festival, the Tel-Aviv Museum Biannual for Contemporary Music and the Kfar Blum Music Festival, where he serves as musical consultant in Israel. He is currently music director for the Tom Tom Festival in Natania, Israel.

Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at the Trabant University Center or Bob Carpenter Center box offices. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

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