Gilad Kaplanski was born in Israel in 1978.
He started playing the Cello at the age of 4.
Since 1995, winner of the AICF ( American Israel Cultural Foundation ) competitions for Scholarships.
Gilad was enlisted to th IDF ( Israel Defense Forces ) in Nov. 1996 and graduated from the Officers School in sep. 1998 after being very badly injured in Lebanon.
As a result of his service, injury and necessary post injury operations and treatments, gilad did not play the Cello through a time of 3 years.
Since his return to the Cello he participated in several Festivals as Ravinia, Chicago and Verbie, Switzerland as in different Master Classes among them with Yo Yo MA, Daniel Barenboim, Bernard Greenhouse and Janush Starker.
In 1999 and 2000 he was the First Prize winner of the Haifa Rothenberg Competition and First Prize winner in the Treizin Project.
Gilad is regularly performing with Orchestras as a soloist in Israel and abroad.
last concert in Israel performing the modern multi-culture Gulda cello concerto with the Y.P.O.
In 2006/7 Gilad completed his studiesis in the Class of Prof. Frans Helmerson in Cologne Germany.
Since than Gilad is acting as principal Cello in "Defilharmonie" Orchestra in Antwerp Belgium, under Philippe Herewege.
Concert Experience :
Solo Recitals ? (selected Concerts)
Israel 2002, Bach 2nd Suite and 3rd suite.
Israel 2004, Beethoven Sonata no. 4 for Piano and Cello, Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano, Schumann "Fantasiestuecke".
Israel 2005 Brahms 1st Sonata for Cello and Piano,Britten Sonata in C for Cello solo.
Germany Koeln, Israel kfar saba, Moshav sede Warburg 2006- Bach 1st Suite for cello solo, "Alone" Giovanni Sollima for cello solo, Beethoven 5th Sonata for Cello and Piano, Duport cello caprice no. 7.
Conerto Appearances ? (selected Concerts)
Israel 2000 ? Rococo Variations.
Israel 2001 ? Hayden D Major, Lalo Cello Concerto.
Germany Koeln hochschulorchestrer 2004 ? Don Kishot.
Israel 2005 ? Hayden C Major.
Belgium 2006 Antwerp - Lalo Concert,
Belgium 2008/9 Antwerp - Beethoven triple Concerto.
Chamber Music - (selected Concerts)
Israel 2003 - Mozart Divertimento KV 563, Mozart Quartet Kv 478 493.
Germany 2005 - Shostakovich first Piano Trio, Brahms Piano trio no.1.
Belgium Antwerp 2007- Mozart Quartet No. 33 in D Major, Quartet "Op.1, No, 0",
Quartet No. 25 C Major.
Israel 2007- (special Concerts with Guy Brownstein) Mozart Quartet No. 2 G Major,
H. Villa Lobos "The jet whistle", P. Ben Haim Serenade for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello.