Born in Jerusalem, Gad Lederman began his musical education studying recorder and guitar with Naomi Miron. At the age of 13, he started studying the bassoon, first with Prof. Jimmy Reynolds and later with Richard Paley. He continued his studies with Walter Meroz and Mordechai Rechtman at the Tel Aviv University Academy of Music, and later with Prof. Klaus Thunemann at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover, Germany. A recipient of scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Lederman has participated in the educational activities of leading Israeli music organisations, including MATAN, the Young Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (YIPO), and the Jerusalem Music Centre. He has served as Principal Bassoonist of both the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion and the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, appearing as a soloist with the latter. Throughout his career, Lederman has performed with numerous orchestras in Israel and Europe, participated in international festivals and recording projects, and has been active as a chamber musician. He was a faculty member at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University and is a member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently on sabbatical, he is based in Portugal, where he performs as a guest bassoonist with several orchestras, including Casa da Música (Porto) and the Gulbenkian Orchestra (Lisbon).