Israeli conductor Noam Aviel's interpretation of Arvo Pärt's "Cantus in memoriam of Benjamin Britten" became a magical moment with music as a long and condensed phrase filled with energy.
Norrköpings Tidningar

Symphony Associate Conductor Noam Aviel perfectly negotiated the timings between the singers and the orchestra throughout. The orchestra played in top form, rich and lustrous.
San Antonio Express - News

Aviel’s luminous energy matched Mendelssohn’s radiant sunniness marvellously, and the sparks she emitted were enough for any jaded listener to prick up his ears as soon as the first notes sounded in the woodwinds. Aviel highlighted each melody as it bounced around the orchestra, and her dynamism clearly flowed out into the audience too, which met the end of the concert with a resounding ovation.
Daily Maverick Johannesburg

But the principal revelation in this concert was Ms. Aviel’s “Eroica.” This is a work that can look back to the classical style, lyrical and light in texture; or forward to the Romantic style, bigger and more emotionally fraught. This performance was neither classical nor Romantic. It was simply Beethovenian. It took literally only two seconds to know that this would be a remarkable performance.                        IncidentLight.com

Hailed for her artistic excellence, versatility and charismatic stage presence, Noam Aviel has emerged on the international scene as one of the most dynamic young conductors. She has been recognized for her musicianship, deep understanding of stylistic approaches in a wide range of repertoire from opera and symphonic to jazz, and sensitivity to the needs of the artists with whom she collaborates.

Following her debut with the Symphony in C in the US, Noam Aviel has been appointed the orchestra’s Music Director starting from the 2023/2024 season.

Former Associate Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony, Noam Aviel has made successful appearances conducting the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra in Sweden, KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic and Johannesburg Philharmonic orchestras in South Africa as well as San Antonio Philharmonic and Opera Orlando in the US.

In her previous role as Assistant Conductor of the Opera San Antonio, Noam Aviel has worked on numerous opera productions including La Traviata, La Bohème, Macbeth, Carmen, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Lennox Berkeley’s A Dinner Engagement at the Illinois Festival Opera. In 2022 she made her debuts at Opera Orlando with Thomas Albert’s contemporary music drama Lizbeth and at Mobile Opera Alabama conducting L’elisir d'amore.

Born in Israel, Noam Aviel studied voice performance and orchestral conducting at Tel Aviv University, and later continued her studies in orchestral conducting at Illinois State University in the US. In 2017 Noam Aviel was appointed Assistant Conductor, later promoted to Associate Conductor, of the San Antonio Symphony where she has led the orchestra’s extensive educational, community and outreach concerts programme working closely with Sebastian Lang Lessing. In this role she quickly gained recognition for inventive programming and has been praised in the US press as one of 25 “Renaissance Women” who have shaped the city of San Antonio.

Noam Aviel’s recent and future engagements include concerts with Symphony in C, symphonic debuts with Dortmund Philharmoniker, Jönköping Sinfonietta and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, first performances at Opera Tampa conducting Hansel and Gretel as well as returns to Mobile Opera conducting Marriage of Figaro and to Opera Orlando in the production of Massenet’s Cendrillon.

Season 2024/25

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