Viola & Chamber Music

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of  Music and the former solo violist of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Zvi Carmeli has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the Gorzow Philharmonic and the Rubinstein Philharmonic (Lodz) Poland,  Kuopio Symphony Orchestra Finland,  Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra Lithuania, Jerusalem Camerata Israel , Harmonices Mundi Orchestra Linz and  the Salzburg Chamber Soloists Austria, the European Community Chamber Orchestra and more. 

Carmeli has collaborated in  performance with ensembles such as the Amsterdam chamber music society,  the Concertante chamber players New York,  the Zurich Ensemble Switzerland,  the Fine Arts Quartet,  the Budapest Accademica Quartet, the Amernet Quartet  and the Mendelssohn Piano Trio Berlin. He has concertized through out Europe and Russia as a member of  "The Four Cultures Quartet" -  resident ensemble of the Center for Dialogue , Lodz Poland. He  has Participated in chamber music festivals such as the "Emilia Romagna" - Italy , Rosklide "Schubertiade"- Denmark , "Prussia Cove" - Engalnd, "Middelberg " and "Amadeo" – Holland,  "Ars Musica" - Belgium, "Moab" - U.S.A  and "Kfar Blum Kol Hamusika" - Israel.

Born in New York and raised in Vienna, Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg continues her family ́s musical tradition in the fourth generation. As a violist she is recognized for her captivating charisma and is a regular guest on international stages.

Both as a soloist as well as a chamber musician she has performed in prestigious venues and festivals such as the Musikverein and Konzerthaus Vienna, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, Heidelberg Spring Music Festival, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, and the Salzburg Festival. Among her chamber music partners were outstanding musicians such as Mischa Maisky, Gabriela Montero, Renaud Capuçon, Andrey Baranov, Lilya Zilberstein, Lily Maisky, Sergey Nakariakov, Martha Argerich and Ivry Gitlis.

She is founder and artistic director of the PODIUM festival Mödling in Austria that belongs to the international network of PODIUM festivals.

Her CD recordings were released by labels such as Naxos and Gramola, as well as by EMI Classics and Warner Classics as part of the annual series “Martha Argerich and Friends”, which were GRAMMY-nominated several times.

Nora is member of the ensemble LUX, a string quartet focusing on the repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries.

She has given masterclasses in the USA, Israel, Slovenia, Norway and China and regularly teaches at the Barratt- Due Academy in Oslo and the Royal College in London.

Since 2021 she is professor at the Academy for music and performing arts Vienna, AMP.