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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s School of Music is proud to welcome Gil Shaham, violinist, and Orli Shaham, pianist, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on the UA campus. The concert is sponsored by the Gloria Narramore Moody Foundation.

Brother and sister have made extended duo-recital tours of Europe and North America. Gil and Orli also released a recording of “Dvorak for Two” on the Deutsche Grammophon label in 1997.

Violinist Gil is internationally recognized by audiences and many noted critics as one of today’s most virtuosic and engaging classical artists. He is sought after throughout the world for concerto appearances with celebrated orchestras as well as for recital and ensemble appearances on the great concert stages and at the most prestigious festivals.

Gil won a Grammy Award for his 1998 recital album “American Scenes” with André Previn at the piano. His most recent release is “The Fauré Album” on Artemis Classics, featuring the first violin sonata and several shorter works.

He was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990. He plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius.

Pianist Orli has established an impressive international reputation as one of today’s most gifted young pianists. Her recent seasons have included successful debuts with the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, both resulting in re-engagements.

Orli has had numerous acclaimed recitals, including appearances in New York and Washington, D.C.; and she recently embarked on an American tour as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony.

She has been recognized as an exceptional artist since the age of 5, when she was awarded her first scholarship for musical study from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.

At age 7, she came to New York with her family and began to study with Nancy Stessin. One year later, she was accepted at the Juilliard School.

About the Gloria Narramore Moody Foundation: The Moody Foundation was founded in 1990 by Gloria Moody and her husband, the late Tuscaloosa businessman Frank McCorkle Moody, to support the arts and music. In addition to bringing world-class performers to Alabama, the Moody Foundation has endowed scholarships at UA and has supported arts organizations elsewhere in the United States.

This is the 16th year that the Moody Foundation has brought an internationally acclaimed talent to Alabama and underwritten the performances of world-class performers such as the Guarneri String Quartet, pianist Awadagin Pratt, soprano Benita Valente of the New York Metropolitan Opera, violinist Itzhak Perlman, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma with pianist Emanuel Ax in a joint recital at The University of Alabama.

Celebrity Series subscriptions are $72 for main floor and first balcony and $55 for second balcony and main floor Rows A and B. Single ticket prices are $22 and $15 for general audiences and $7 for students with valid IDs. For ticket information or an immediate credit card purchase, call the School of Music Box Office at 205/348-7111.

The School of Music is a department of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest division and the largest public liberal arts college in the state with 6,600 students and 360 faculty. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the USA Today Academic All American Team.