{"id":44129,"date":"2026-09-23T16:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jmc.org.il\/gad_lederman\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:23:49","slug":"gad_lederman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jmc.org.il\/en\/gad_lederman\/","title":{"rendered":"Gad_Lederman"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44129\" class=\"elementor elementor-44129 elementor-44114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc47afb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc47afb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2460add\" data-id=\"2460add\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462b339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"462b339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gad Lederman \u2013 Bassoon (Portugal \/ Israel)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc13b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc13b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br\/>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 f\u00fcr 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 M\u00fasica (Porto) and the Gulbenkian Orchestra (Lisbon).<br\/>       <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54c6819\" data-id=\"54c6819\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120a4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"120a4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jmc.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gad-Lederman-750X1000-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmc.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gad-Lederman-750X1000-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.jmc.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gad-Lederman-750X1000-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gad Lederman \u2013 Bassoon (Portugal \/ Israel) Born in Jerusalem, Gad Lederman began his musical education studying recorder and guitar with Naomi Miron. 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