Ory Shihor

Ory Shihor is an Israeli pianist, teacher, dean at Colburn Music Academy and founder of Piano Talent, Inc. where he created the program Ace My Audition.

Ory was born in Tel Aviv and his successes came at an early age. From age twelve he received scholarships from the America Israel Cultural Foundation and within three years he came to the United States to work with Jorge Bolet at the Curtis Institute of Music. While in the United States he also studied with Russell Sherman at the Juilliard School in New York, where he won the prestigious Gina Bachauer Prize.

Ory is also the winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Washington International Piano Competition and is a prizewinner at the Arthur Rubinstein Master Piano Competition.

Ory lives in California and serves as Dean of the Colburn Music Academy in Los Angeles. He is also a piano professor at both the Colburn Music Academy and the Colburn Conservatory and he supports piano students getting accepted into their dream schools through his company Piano Talent, Inc.

Shihor was a recipient of American Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships at age 12. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Jorge Bolet when he was 15 years old. He received his Bachelor of Music at the Juilliard School, and his Master of Music degree at the University of Southern California where he studied with John Perry.

Shihor won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1986 and first prize at the Washington International Piano Competition in 1999. He won the Juilliard School's Gina Bachauer prize. He was a prize winner at the 1997 Cleveland International Piano Competition and the 1998 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. He has performed all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas during a concert series in Los Angeles.

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