Robert Canetti (born 1948) is an Israeli conductor, violinist,[1] and professor. He was born in Haifa, Israel.
The first violin teacher of Canetti was his father, Jacques Canetti. He also studied with Rami Shevelov, a student of Ivan Ivan Galamian and with Zvi Rotenberg, a Lucien Capet student. In 1972, he went to the Juilliard School of Music in New York,[2] where he studied with Sally Thomas and Ivan Galamian.[3] [4]
When Canetti was 18 he became leader of the Israeli Pro-Musica Ensemble, conducted by Dalia Atlas.[2] In 1978, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra invited him to be leader and soloist of the orchestra.[2]
In 1996, Canetti became Music Director and conductor of the New Israeli Chamber Ensemble. He also organized a Music Festival, that included a Music Course and an International Violin Competition, every year in different country.
Canetti is an Honorary Professor of the Astana (Kazakhstan) Music Academy; of Indianapolis University (Athens campus) and an Honorary Guest Artist of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
He was Professor of Academic studies at the Magnificat Institute, Jerusalem filiation of Vicenza Conservatory https://www.consvi.it/
Since 2018, Canetti is member of staff of The conservatory of the Jerusalem music academy of music and dance, as well as External studies department https://www.jamd.ac.il/external_individual_lessonsof Jerusalem music academy.Robert Canetti is founder and Artistic Director of Jerusalem Seasons Festival https://m.facebook.com/masterconcerts/
Canetti gives master classes for violin, chamber orchestra and conducting all over the world.[3]