But the spotlight fell on viola player Amihai Grosz […]. His bowing arm has near mechanical energy while his resonant tone flickers between coarse and silken, glabrous and scabrous. The Guardian

Amihai Grosz is the 1st Principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic and one of his generation’s most sought-after soloists and chamber musicians. In 1995 he founded the Jerusalem String Quartet, which today is one of the most celebrated chamber music ensembles in the world. As a soloist, Amihai plays with the most renowned orchestras and on the stages of international concert halls and festivals, such as Concertgebouw, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, Delft Chamber Music Festival, Verbier Festival or BBC Proms.

Amihai Grosz was awarded first prize at the Brown-Roger-Siegel Competition (1996) and was the Gottesman Prize winner at the Aviv Competition in Jerusalem (2007). Amihai Grosz plays an instrument by Gasparo da Salò from the 16th century, which was made available to him for life from a private collection.