Shalev Ad-El (; born 10 September 1941) is an Israeli harpsichordist and conductor who has appeared internationally, especially in historically informed performances. He made many recordings.
Life and career Born in Israel, Shalev Ad-El was first undecided if he should pursue sports or music. His mother decided after a sports accident that music was better for him.
He played at festivals including the Halle Handel Festival and the Göttingen International Handel Festival, playing with soloists such as Vittorio Ghielmi, Magdalena Kožená, Wieland Kuijken. He has made many recordings as a hapsichordist and conductor. He has been chief conductor of the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra.
Ad-El was awarded the Fasch Prize for reviving Baroque music in Mitteldeutschland. Besides well-known composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, he devoted concerts to works by Georg Benda and Carl Friedrich Abel.
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Shalev Ad-El (Conductor, Harpsichord) Bach Cantatas Website 2005 Klier, Jens: Auf alten und neuen Wegen der Heimat: Händels Esther beim zamus: early music festival (in German) bachtrack.com 28 June 2021 Johann Christian Bach, C Sonatas for Viola da Gamba covielloclassics.de