Sharon Bezaly

Sharon Bezaly (שרון בצלי; born 1972) is an Israeli flutist.

Bezaly was born in Israel, but lives presently in Sweden. She has been an international performer since 1997, when she began her solo flute career. She made her solo debut at 13 with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. Her flute was made by Muramatsu Flutes out of 24-carat gold.

Appearances
Sharon Bezaly has appeared with leading symphony and chamber orchestras in Japan, China, Israel, Central and Western Europe, England, North and South America, Australia and Scandinavia. She has also performed at venues including the Vienna Musikverein, Châtelet in Paris, Tokyo's Suntory Hall, and at festivals with Gidon Kremer of the Bartók Quartet. In May 2006, she appeared at Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) with Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Concertante

 * Kalevi Aho: Concerto for flute (+alto) and orchestra
 * Sally Beamish: Concerto for flute and orchestra
 * Daniel Börtz: Concerto for flute and orchestra
 * Brett Dean: Concerto for flute and orchestra
 * Sofia Gubaidulina: Concerto for flute (+alto, +bass) and orchestra
 * Anders Hillborg: Concerto for flute and orchestra
 * Christian Lindberg: Concerto for flute (+alto) and chamber orchestra with solo glockenspiel
 * Uljas Pulkkis: Concerto for flute and orchestra
 * Ge Gan-ru: Concerto for flute and orchestra
 * Mari Takano: Concerto for flute and string orchestra
 * Haukur Tómasson: Concerto for flute and orchestra No.2
 * Zhou Long: Deep, Deep Sea for alto flute, piccolo and orchestra
 * Zhou Long: Concerto for flute and orchestra

Solo

 * Daniel Börtz: Tinted Drawings
 * Fulvio Caldini: Bezaly Sonatine
 * Brett Dean: Demons
 * Carl-Axel Dominique: Songlines
 * George Flynn: Attitudes
 * Hans-Ola Ericsson: Schattenengel

Discography
Bezaly has released 24 award-winning CDs with the Swedish record company BIS. She is married to the owner Robert von Bahr.

Complete discography:
 * Pipe Dreams	 Aug 12	·	 1789
 * LigAlien – Music by Mari Takano	 Dec 11	·	 CD-1453
 * Across the Sea – Chinese-American Flute Concertos	 Oct 11	·	 CD-1739
 * Beamish – Orchestral Works	 Jul 10	·	 CD-1601
 * Masterworks for Flute and Piano II	 May 10	·	 SACD-1729
 * Sharon Bezaly plays Bacri, Bernstein, Dean & Rouse	 Feb 10	·	 CD-1799
 * Nicolas Bacri – Sturm und Drang	 Sep 09	·	 CD-1579
 * Christopher Rouse – Orchestral Music II	 Sep 09	·	 CD-1586
 * Brett Dean – Water Music	 Jul 09	·	 CD-1576
 * Schnittke – Concerto grosso No.1 & Symphony No.9
 * Remembrance	 May 9	·	 CD-1650
 * Whirling Dance – Works for Flute and Traditional Chinese Orchestra	 Mar 09	·	 * SACD-1759
 * Spellbound - Sharon Bezaly	 Oct 08	·	 CD-1649
 * Barocking together	 Jul 08	·	 CD-1689
 * Mozart - Complete Works for Flute and Orchestra	 Feb 08	·	 SACD-1539
 * French Delights	 Oct 07	·	 SACD-1639
 * Haukur Tómasson – Concertos	 Jun 07	·	 CD-1419
 * Uljas Pulkkis - Enchanted Garden	 May 7	·	 SACD-1339
 * Seascapes	 Apr 07	·	 SACD-1447
 * Bridge across the Pyrenees - Flute Concertos
 * Gubaidulina - ... The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair	 Mar 06	·	 SACD-1449
 * Bezaly and Brautigam - Masterworks for Flute and Piano	 Jan 06	·	 SACD-1429
 * Nordic Spell - Concertos for Flute and Orchestra	 May 5	·	 CD-1499
 * Christian Lindberg - A composer's portrait	 Mar 05	·	 CD-1428
 * Solo Flute from A to Z - Vol.3	 Oct 04	·	 SACD-1459
 * Paul Kletzki - Symphony No.3 In memoriam	 Apr 04	·	 CD-1399
 * Chamber Music for Flute, Viola and Piano	 Dec 03	·	 CD-1439
 * Solo Flute from A to Z - Vol.2	 Apr 03	·	 CD-1259
 * Apéritif - A French Collection for Flute and Orchestra	 Nov 02	·	 CD-1359
 * Takemitsu - A String Around Autumn
 * Antal Dorati - Night Music	 Jun 02	·	 CD-1099
 * Café au lait - Music for Flute and Piano	 Dec 01	·	 CD-1239
 * Solo Flute from A to Z - Vol.1	 Apr 01	·	 CD-1159
 * Bright Sheng: Flute Moon - China Dreams - Postcards	 Jun 00	·	 CD-1122
 * Mozart - Flute Quartets	 May 00	·	 CD-1044
 * Flutissimo	 Aug 99	·	 CD-103
 * The Israeli Connection - flute and piano	 Nov 98	·	 CD-959
 * Rota - Chamber Music	 Jun 97	·	 CD-870

Honors

 * Cannes Classical Young Artist of the Year Award, 2003
 * Klassic Echo's Instrumentalist of the Year, 2002
 * BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2006-2008