- Yaniv Dinur, Conductor & Pianist
Bio
Newly appointed Music Director of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Yaniv Dinur is lauded for his insightful interpretations and unique ability to connect with concertgoers of all ages and backgrounds, from season subscribers to symphony newcomers.
Season 25/26 marks the beginning of Dinur’s ninth season with the New Bedford Symphony. Under his leadership, the New Bedford Symphony has been nationally recognized for its bold, engaging programming and artistic quality, leading to the League of American Orchestras selecting the orchestra to perform at the 2021 League Conference.
Dinur served as Resident Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra between 2016-2024, during which he conducted hundreds of concerts. Recognizing his leadership and impact, the Milwaukee Business Journal selected him as a 40 Under 40 honoree in 2019, an award for young professionals making a difference in the community. Dinur remains in close contact with the Milwaukee Symphony. He recently returned to the orchestra as a guest conductor, and he plays chamber music with members of the MSO year-round. He is the founder and artistic director of the Winterlude Chamber Music Series at the Villa Terrace Museum as well as the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival.
Yaniv Dinur made his conducting debut at the age of 19 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, which led to multiple return engagements. Since then, he has conducted orchestras around the world, including the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, Houston Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Portugal Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra/Bulgaria, State Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Torino Philharmonic, Orchestra Filarmonica de Madrid, Edmonton Symphony, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Recent and upcoming guest conducting highlights include debuts with the Utah Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, New Hampshire Music Festival, and Present Music in Milwaukee. Dinur has collaborated with world-renowned soloists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Yefim Bronfman, and Itzhak Perlman.
Dinur is the winner of numerous awards, among them the 2019 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Fellow Award, 2017 and 2016 Solti Career Assistance Awards, 2nd Prize at the 2009 Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico, and the Yuri Ahronovitch 1st Prize in the 2005 Aviv Conducting Competition in Israel. He is also a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Zubin Mehta Scholarship Endowment.
Born in Jerusalem, Dinur began studying the piano at the age of six with his aunt, Olga Shachar. He continued his studies with Prof. Alexander Tamir, and most recently with Edna Golandsky. He studied conducting in Israel with Dr. Evgeny Zirlin and Prof. Mendi Rodan, and holds a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, where he was a student of Prof. Kenneth Kiesler.
Yaniv Dinur resides in Milwaukee with his wife, Christina, and two daughters, Josephine and Alexandra.
Schedule
Upcoming Events
Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival
August 27, 2026 7:00pm
Ilana Setapen, Alexander Ayers, violins
Elizabeth Breslin, viola
Madeleine Kabat, cello
Yaniv Dinur, piano
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 “Razumovsky no. 1”
Rachmaninoff – Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Smetana – Piano Trio
Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival
August 28, 2026 7:00pm
Jeanyi Kim, Ji-Yeon Lee, violins
Nathan Hackett, viola
Madeleine Kabat, cello
Todd Levy, clarinet
Yaniv Dinur, piano
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 “Razumovsky No. 2”
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Brahms – Clarinet Quintet
Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival
August 30, 2026 2:30pm
Jennifer Bouton, flute
Julia Coronelli, harp
Jinwoo Lee, Ji-Yeon Lee, violins
Alejandro Duque, viola
Peter Thomas, cello
Yaniv Dinur, piano
Beethoven - String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 “Razumovsky No. 3”
Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Franck – Cello Sonata
September 12, 2026, 7:30pm
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Carlos Simon: Hellfighters' Blues
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
October 10, 2026, 7:30
Sydney Lee, cello
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Revueltas: Sensemayá
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4October 16, 2026, 7:30pm
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Ben Haim: Symphony no. 1
Elgar: Violin Concerto
October 23-25, 2026
Ying Li, piano
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
October 30, 2026, 6pm
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Halloween Spooktacular
November 14 2026, 7:30pm
Common, rapper
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
November 21, 2026, 7:30pm
Randall Goosby, violin
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Brahms: Violin ConcertoDecember 12, 2026, 3pm & 7:30pm
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Holiday Pops
December 20, 2026, 3:30pm & 7pm
Holiday Pops
January 16, 2027, 7:30pm
Alexander Korsantia, piano
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Unsunk Chin: subito con forza
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
January 17, 2027, 3pm
Alexander Korsantia, piano
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Connesson: Flammenschrift
Beethoven: Piano Concert No. 5 in E-flat major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
February 12 & 13, 2027
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich/Barshai: Chamber Symphony
Mozart: Symphony No. 36, “Linz”
February 20, 2027 7:30pm
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
All John Williams
March 20, 2027, 7:30pm
Alexander Korsantia, piano
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Guillaume Connesson: Flammenschrift
Ravel: Mother Goose
Ravel: La valseMarch 27, 2027, 7:30pm
Doreen Ketchens, clarinet
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
Gershwin: Summertime
McHugh/Fields: I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Traditional: When the Saints Go Marching In
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major
April 17, 2027, 7:30pm
Stephen Hough, piano
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Grainger: Five British Folk-Music Settings
Stephen Hough: Piano Concerto “The World of Yesterday”
Elgar: Enigma VariationsMay 1, 2027, 7:30pm
Joyce Yang piano
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
May 15, 2027, 7:30pm
Rinat Shaham, mezzo soprano
Nicholas Brown, clarinet
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Leonard Bernstein: (arr. Foss) Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Berio: Folk Songs
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5Conducting Media
Mahler - Symphony no. 1, mvt. 4 (excerpt)Mahler - Symphony no. 1, mvt. 4 (2nd theme)Debussy - La MerStravinsky - The Rite of Spring (excerpt)
Piano Media
Brahms - Piano Concerto no. 1 (excerpts)
Yaniv Dinur, piano Oriol Sans, conductor, New Bedford Symphony
Rachmaninoff - Cello Sonata Movement 2
Peter Thomas, Cello Yaniv Dinur, Piano
Recorded live at the Villa Terrace Museum, Milwaukee, January 2025
Rachmaninoff - Cello Sonata movement 4
Peter Thomas, Cello Yaniv Dinur, Piano
Recorded live at the Villa Terrace Museum, Milwaukee, January 2025
Gallery
- Press
"Yaniv Dinur leads Fort Worth Symphony in an arresting ‘Symphonie fantastique’. Dinur got committed and often illuminating playing from the orchestra...
Dinur led an exquisite performance [of Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps]."
The Dallas Morning News
"Dinur handled his dual roles [playing and conducting Mozart's D Minor Concerto] deftly, snapping from fluid, beautifully executed piano passages to hands-in-air conducting, before turning back to immediate immersion in deeply musical playing. He was as delightful to watch as he was to hear."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Last weekend, the Houston Symphony made "Carmina Burana" burn... Tasked with keeping everyone on the same page was guest conductor Yaniv Dinur, impressively demonstrating the skill set that won him the 2019 Sir Georg Solti Prize."
Houston Chronicle
"Dinur, conducting without a score, let the piece unfold with energy and grandeur. He never allowed anything to feel rushed, or too weighty. His sense of timing extended to moments of silence as well, each of which had its own energy and momentum."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"With less than 12 hours’ notice, Dinur replaced the ill and indisposed Edo de Waart on the podium. He gave a thoroughly solid account of Symphony No. 3 by Brahms with grace and power."
Shepherd Express
"The audience was dazzled by up-and-coming conductor Yaniv Dinur's thoughtful and inspired interpretations ... In addition to having a patent understanding of the pieces, the Israeli's interaction with the orchestra encouraged an infusion of spark and gracefulness into mainstream repertoire, as well as the compositions less commonly performed."
NOLA DEFENDER (Louisiana)
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