Biography

Classical guitarist Nirit Wexler is one of Israel's leading guitarists. She appeared in venues in the USA, Europe, and Israel. Active as a solo and a chamber musician. She performed  in the Yechiam Renaissance Festival in Israel, Guitar extravaganza at Yale in the USA, Paco Pena guitar Festival in Spain, The Israeli national TV - "Good Morning Israel", The Museum for Jewish Art in NY, among many other places.

Nirit began her classical guitar training with Mr. Joseph Urshalmi at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, where she received her B.mus degree. During her student years she won scholarship awards from the America - Israel Cultural Foundation, and graduated from the Academy Cum Laude.                                                                                                            In 1992, Nirit moved to the USA , to study with Mr. Benjamin Verdery at the Yale School of Music towards her M.M degree.  She had  also studied and performed in master classes for John Williams, David Russell, Sharon Isbin, Oscar Guiglia, and Eliot Fisk.

In 2004 Nirit had released her solo CD called "Siesta in Catalonia / Guitar arrangements of Miguel Llobet",in collaboration with classical guitarist  Elina Chekan, and liner notes by Jim Tosone - Contributing Editor and Staff Reviewer for Guitar Review Magazine, and Author of Classical Guitarist: Conversations.

Recently Nirit has earned a musician's grant from the Israeli Ministry of Education Culture and Sports. She collaborates with  number of musicians among them with flutist Daphna Itzhaky - principal flutist of the Israeli Be'er Sheva Symphonietta. Nirit's  solo and chamber performances has been earning the critics acclaims.

What people say:

"...sensitive and beautifully-phrased... "  Soundboard Magazine (Spring1996)