BACKGROUND TO…

Alexey Shor (b1970)

Born in Kiev, Shor trained as a mathematician in Moscow, emigrating to Israel in 1991 then eventually settling in New York. Entirely selftaught as a musician, he originally composed as a pastime, being principally inspired by melody. He became friends with viola player David Aaron Carpenter who saw some of Shor’s music and took an interest in performing it. Shor is now composer in residence for the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, and his music has been performed around the world by such soloists as Maxim Vengerov, Freddy Kempf, Sabine Meyer and Dimitry Sitkovetsky.