Alon Portal

Alon Portal began his music education at the Jerusalem Music Academy, supported by the America–Israel Cultural Foundation, before continuing viola da gamba and double bass studies in The Netherlands at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Mieneke van der Velden, Margaret Urquhart and Philippe Pierlot, and at the Utrecht Conservatory with Joshua Cheatham. He performs with ensembles such as PRJCT Amsterdam, Ensemble Odyssee, Luthers Bach Ensemble, Zefiro Torna and Kölner Akademie, and is a founding member of Le Concert d’Apollon. Alon has taken part in major festivals including Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Brighton Early Music Festival, MA Festival Brugge, AMUZ, Bachfest Leipzig, Muzyka w Raju, Music Festival Potsdam Sanssouci, and has recorded for labels such as Sony, Pan Classics, Berlin Classics and Challenge Records.