或Matias

或Matias ​is an award-winning composer, lyricist, pianist, conductor, 和 music director. Since his studies at Juilliard, Or has been featuring cross-genre fusions of various styles, including: classical, 爵士乐, 岩石, 嘻哈, 和流行. Or consistently attempts to break the barriers between his musical passions.

Or recently served as music director 和 conductor for ​Natasha, 皮埃尔, 和 the Great Comet of 1812 o​ n Broadway, starring Josh Groban. This season, he is the Music Director 和 Supervisor for ​Moby Dick,​ which will premiere at A.R.T (Cambridge) in the winter of 2019. 最近, Or was Music Supervisor for ​OCTET ​(Signature Theatre)​ -​ an a cappella chamber musical. (NYT Critic’s Pick). Additional recent collaborations include: The Trans Siberian Orchestra, Ingrid Michaelson, violin virtuoso Amadeus Leopold, songstress Rachael Yamagata, 和 tap dancer Andrew Nemr, alongside countless others. Or’s touring as a classical 和 爵士乐 pianist has taken him to New Zeal和, Australia (Melbourne Festival), 德国, 科索沃, 和 all over the US, where he performed to sold-out crowds 和 wide acclaim. Or produced a single for Josh Groban titled ‘Dust 和 Ashes’, released in the summer of 2016.

Or played the role of Sergei Rachmaninoff in Lincoln Center’s production of ​Preludes, ​for which he was nominated for the Lucille Lortel award for Outst和ing Supporting Actor​. ​His performance was described as “marvelous” by the New York Times 和 “ravishing” by Variety. He also music directed 和 conducted the world premiere production of Michael John LaChiusa’s ​First Daughter Suite ​at the Public Theater. Or has served as music director for the NY branch of Playing for Change – an organization which raises money through concerts to build music facilities for underprivileged kids worldwide.

As composer, Or is the 2019 Composer-in-Residence at SPACE on Ryder Farm (Working Farm.) He is currently writing a musical adaptation of ​The Wave-​ the 1967 experiment which turned an entire high school into a proto-fascist movement in just five days. The piece has received development through Ars Nova, The Mercer Colony at Goodspeed, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Ucross Artist Residency, 和 Indiana University. His musical ​Wall Between Us​, about a relationship between two Israeli 和 Palestinian men, was performed across the United States to wide acclaim. He is currently writing scores for tap-ballet ​Rising to the Tap ​featuring tap dancer Andrew Nemr, 和 a song-cycle titled ​The Things That Shape Us, ​reflecting on inherited geo-political trauma.

成长的过程中, Or worked closely with violin legend Itzhak Perlman at The Perlman Program in Shelter Isl和. Other festivals include Musica Mundi in Belgium, The Banff Festival in Canada, Gijon International Piano Festival in Spain 和 the Music Academy of the West in California. While at Juilliard, Or studied piano with Prof. 朱利安•马丁. Previously he studied with Dr. Sharon Mann 和 Ms. 沙龙Gonen. He also holds an MFA from Tisch, where he received a Dean’s Fellowship, 和 full scholarship for his studies. He is endorsed by Yamaha.

Or believes that all music is universal, 和 his biggest passion is collaboration.