Miguel Yisrael, lute

Miguel Yisraelwas born in Lisbon, where he began his musical and artistic career, earning his Diploma in Classical Guitar in 1994.聽From 1999 to 2004, after studying the lute at the Paris Conservatoire with Claire Antonini, he completed his musical education with Hopkinson Smith聽in Basel, Switzerland, at the Schola Cantorum Basilensis.聽As a soloist, Miguel Yisrael has given recitals in France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Austria, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and China.聽In 2000, he took part in a television documentary聽devoted to the lutenist Hopkinson Smith, broadcast by Mezzo, Classica, RTBF and TSR.聽Miguel Yisrael has recorded 2 solo CDs for the Dutch Label Brilliant Classics, in 2008 and 2010, earning a "Diapason d'Or D茅couverte"聽for his CD聽The Court of Bayreuth聽and a "5 Diapason"聽for his CD聽Les Baricades Mist茅rieuses.聽He is also the author of a major treatise on the baroque lute called "Method for the Baroque Lute",聽published in Italy by Ut Orpheus in 2008. In 2010, he created, for the same publisher, a new collection of music scores for the Baroque lute called "La Rh茅torique des Dieux".聽Miguel Yisrael performs on lutes built by Cezar Mateus, Princeton, USA.聽He currently lives and teaches Renaissance and Baroque lute in Paris.