Yoel Greenberg - Viola

A member of the Carmel Quartet since November 2003, Yoel Greenberg started playing the violin at age 9, studying with Walter Reiter, Rimma Kaminkovsky and Prof. David Chen at the Jerusalem Conservatory, graduating with honours in 1993. After serving as an officer in the IDF, Yoel completed a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science and an M.A. in musicology in the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, both with distinction, while studying viola with Orah Shiran. He is now writing a Ph.D. in Musicology in the Hebrew University, where he teaches musical analysis. Yoel lectures regularly about music, presenting numerous concerts in venues such as the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Open University and the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in the Tel Aviv University. Yoel also performs regularly as a soloist with orchestras throughout Israel, including the Hillel Symphony Orchestra, the Tel Aviv Soloists and others. Yoel has received numerous prizes and scholarships, including second prize in the viola category in the 2004 Aviv Competitions. Yoel plays a viola by Otto Erdesz on generous loan from Rivka Golani.