Praised by the New York Times for their excellence, poise and precision, the Meitar Ensemble, founded in 2004 by artistic director Amit Dolberg, has established itself as a prominent array of virtuosos specializing in contemporary music. Based in Tel-Aviv, they have been featured at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals worldwide, including Ultraschall Festival (Berlin), ManiFeste (Paris), Cervantino Festival (Guanajuato), Venice Biennale for Contemporary Music, Brighton Festival (Brighton), 92Y (NYC) and the Heidelberger Fruhling Festival. The ensemble held residencies at Royaumont Festival and Academy, Cervantino Festival Academy (Guanajuato), MATA festival (NYC). Meitar is the ensemble in residence at Studio Annette, a new venue in the south of Tel Aviv (in collaboration with the Felicja Blumental Music Centre). The ensemble has been acclaimed for its significant contribution to the development of Israeli culture and music, receiving the Binyaminy Award (2006), Partosh Award (2008), and the Landau Award (2010). Their Philippe Leroux profile CD, “Ailes”, conducted by Pierre-Andre Valade (Conductor in residence), won the Coups de Coeur prize of the Academie Charles Cros as one of the outstanding albums of contemporary music in 2018. Awarded the Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Foundation award in 2024. Over the past twenty years they have commissioned and premiered over 400 new works. The ensemble regularly collaborates with renowned composers including Helmut Lachenmann, Georg Friedrich Haas, Philippe Leroux, Philippe Hurel, Ivan Fedele, Mauro Lanza, Chaya Czernowin and many leading Israeli composers. The Recordings of the ensemble were published and released by Souphir, NEOS, VERSO and more.