Yair Kless (Israel), violin

Born in Israel, Yair Kless graduated from the Tel Aviv Music Academy and the Royal Conservatory and Chapelle-Musicale Reine-Elizabeth. His vast repertoire includes music from all periods, from Baroque to Modern, including premieres of works, some of which were dedicated to him.

Yair Kless was one of the founders and first violinist of the Sol-La-Re String Quartet, recording, among others, major works by Israeli composers. He was a member of the Israeli Baroque Ensemble which toured extensively around the world, including the prestigious Salzburg Festival. Other ensembles and groups include the Tel Aviv Piano Quartet, the USA-based New Art Trio, Modus Trio, and others. He enjoys collaborating with his son, Eyal, in duo violin repertoire. Yair Kless collaborates with Nadia Reisenberg, Pnina Salzman, Shoshana Rudiakov, Arie Vardi, Victor Derevianko, Frank Wibout, and many others.

One of the most prominent teachers in the world today, many of Yair's students have successful solo and chamber music careers, winning prizes in competitions and holding key positions in the musical world. Yair Kless is a professor at the Tel Aviv Music Academy (now the Buchman – Mehta School of Music). He also holds professorial posts at the Graz Kunstuniversitat and in the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He annually participates in many prestigious festivals, such as Salzburg Summer Academy (Austria), Bowdoin (USA), and gives master classes all over Europe. Yair Kless is annually invited to be a part of the jury panel of many international competitions.

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