Ensemble

Vita

Born in Tel Aviv, he began his studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music with a scholarship from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. In The Hague, he continued his viola da gamba and double bass studies at the Royal Conservatoire with Mieneke van der Velden, Margaret Urquhart, and Philippe Pierlot, as well as with Joshua Cheatham at the Utrecht Conservatoire. Alon Portal performs across Europe with ensembles such as PRJCT Amsterdam, Ensemble Odyssee, and Luthers Bach Ensemble. He is a founding member of Le Concert d’Apollon, an ensemble dedicated to French Baroque music, and has been invited to festivals including Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Brighton Early Music Festival, Bachfest Leipzig, and Muzyka w Raju. He has recorded CDs with various labels.