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Sivan Albo Ben-HurSivan Albo Ben-Hur

Born in 1982, Sivan Albo Ben-Hur earned her Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance and conducting from the Jerusalem Academy of Music, and her Master of Music degree in conducting from the Buchman – Mehta School of Music at the Tel Aviv University, under the tutelage of Maestro Mendi Rodan.

Mrs. Albo Ben-Hur has worked with many orchestras around the world, including the Israel Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Porto Symphony Orchestra, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Le'Tsion, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, Israel Stage Orchestra, the Jerusalem Academy Orchestra, Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, Ashdod Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Petersburg Royal Orchestra “Classica” as a representative of the Jerusalem Academy of Music. She was invited to conduct the Buchman – Mehta School of Music Orchestra celebrating the 60th birthday of world renowned violinist and Professor Zakhar Bron.

As the associate conductor of the Ra'anana Symphonette Orchestra from 2006 until 2009, Sivan presented educational concerts of “The Nutcracker” in many venues throughout Israel, and in 2009 she conducted the orchestra in a tour of Poland.

Mrs. Albo Ben-Hur is the chief conductor and the Music Director of the Israel Andalous Orchestra.

In summer of 2011, Sivan was one of seven conductors worldwide (out of 120) who received an invitation to be an active participant in the prestigious conducting workshop with Maestro Jorma Panula (Finland) and the Porto Symphony Orchestra. For this international endeavor, she won a scholarship granted by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.

As a finalist of the Yuri Aharonovich "Aviv" Competition for Young Conductors (both in 2008 and 2011), Mrs. Albo Ben-Hur has won the audience choice prize in the competition, given by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, dedicated to Meira Gera.

In the last few years, Sivan has been a frequent guest in a variety of conducting masterclasses and workshops, nurturing the next generation of conductors and musicians.