English:Leonid Kerbel (Q553694)

Born in 1962, Leonid Kerbel began his violin studies at the age of 4, in Kharkov ( Ukraine ), his native city. At age 6 he entered the Central Music school of Moscow under Prof. Yankilevich.

He continued his studies in Israel at Tel-Aviv University ( Rubin Academy ) with Prof. Yair Kless and completed his education in Belgium and Germany with Prof. Philip Hirshhorn and Rosa Fain. Leonid Kerbel received master classes from artists such as Joseph Gingold, Janos Starker, William Pleath and chamber music ensembles like the Beaux-Arts Trio and Borodin Trio. His chamber music experience varies from duos to nonets. He was a leader of the Gertler quartet, Horta quartet, Contrast quartet and the Arpeggione Trio. At the present time he is leading the Nuove Musiche string quartet and chamber orchestra. He is a winner of the Rubin Academy solo and chamber music competition as well as the Clairmont competition.

Leonid Kerbel teaches and performs on a regular basis in the Sewannee Summer Music Festival in the USA and takes part in festivals such as:
Festival des Minimes , Festival de l'été Mosan , Mozart Festival and Festival van Vlaanderen . He performs regularly as soloist and concertmaster around Europe, Israel and the USA and has recorded for Israeli Radio, BRTN, RTBF and USA National Radio.

In 1998 he founded Musica Mundi Chamber Music course and festival.

He is principal of the Finarovsky string quartet .

From 2005 Leonid Kerbel is a member of the Trio Sonnetto with the pianist Vitaly Samoshko and the cellist Ilia Laporev . This trio is guided and inspired by a world famous pianist Paul Badura -Skoda.

In September 2006 he was member of the jury at the Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Lublin ( Poland ).