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Jerusalem native Hila Plitmann has become known worldwide for her astonishing musicianship and gossamer voice. A glittering soprano, she has worked with many of today's leading conductors, including Kurt Masur, Robert Spano, Marin Alsop, Esa Pekka Salonen, Andrew Litton, and Steven Sloane. She has appeared as a headliner with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the New Israeli Opera, and numerous other orchestras and ensembles in the U.S. and abroad. Ms. Plitmann is building an impressive catalogue of recordings, including releases on the Decca, Telarc, Naxos, CRI and Disney labels.
In constant demand as a singer of new and contemporary classical music, she has recently appeared as the soloist of several world premieres, including Paul Revere's Ride with the Atlanta Symphony, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici; Esa Pekka Salonen's Wing on Wing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the composer conducting; Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby, a song cycle written for her by Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Jay Kernis; and Mr. Tambourine Man by Oscar- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano with the Minnesota Orchestra, for which Ms. Plitmann was awarded a 2008 Grammy for Best Classical Performance.
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