On the old train to Jerusalem

 String quartet, Double bass and Oud
– 5 min. (2021)
Above the treetops (2021)

Songs for Ilil

lyrics by Shaul Tchernichovsky (6 Songs)
Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Soprano, Violin/Viola, and Cello, Meitar Ensemble conducted by  Guy Feder,
Soprano: Tehila Nini- Goldstein (2009)
1st song and Excerpt from the 4th

Kaddish

Kaddish (Jewish prayer of mourning) – Symphony orchestra
The Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva
conducted by  Doron Salomon
Dur.  14 min. (2006) – Excerpt

Selected Works

Orchestral Works

  • Storm (WT)
    Guitar & String Orchestra – 12′ (2025– )
    For Łukasz Kuropaczewski
  • A Walk through the Neighborhood
    Symphony Orchestra, Children’s Choir, Mixed Choir, Turkish Choir, Mandolins, Accordion, Oud – 25′ (2023)
    Commissioned by Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra & Uptown Culture
    Premiere: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, 03.09.2023, Wuppertal AVR
  • Winter
    Chamber Orchestra, Oud, Oriental Percussion – 15′ (2023)
    Commissioned by Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin
    Premiere: DKO Berlin, 24.09.2023, Philharmonie Berlin (Main Hall) AVR
  • Summer–Autumn
    Chamber Orchestra, Oud, Oriental Percussion – 40′ (2020–2022)
    Commissioned by EOS Chamber Orchestra Cologne
    Premiere: EOS Chamber Orchestra Cologne, 20.03.2022, Stadtgarten Cologne AVR
  • Autumn in Berlin
    Oud, Jazz Orchestra – 12′ (2017)
    Premiere: COB Berlin, 2017
  • The Shepherd
    Klezmer Clarinet, String Orchestra – 18′ (2013)
  • Hovering at a Low Altitude
    Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello, String Orchestra – 12′ (2010)
    Premiere: Raanana Symphonette, cond. Omer Meir Wellber, Israel, 2010 AR
  • Kaddish
    Chamber Orchestra – 15′ (2006)
    Premiere: Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, 2006 AR

Chamber Music

  • Echoes Between the Seas
    Violin, Cello, Oud – 25′ (2025)
    Premiere: Shaul Bustan Trio, Kołobrzeg (Poland), August 2025
  • Desert Meets Sea
    Violin, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Oud – 7′ (2023)
    Premiere: Ensemble Flensburg, Flensburg 2023 AR
  • The Far North
    String Quartet, Double Bass, Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet, Oud – 20′ (2022)
    Premiere: Ensemble Flensburg, Flensburg 2022 AVR
  • On the Old Train to Jerusalem
    String Quartet, Double Bass, Oud – 5′ (2020) Premiere: EOS Chamber Orchestra Cologne, 20.03.2022, Stadtgarten Cologne AVR
  • Jaffa
    String Quartet, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Oud – 8′ (2020)
    Premiere: EOS Chamber Orchestra Cologne, 20.03.2022, Stadtgarten Cologne AVR
  • Sirokos
    Violin, Double Bass, Bass Clarinet – 20′ (2015)
  • Five Short Moments
    Clarinet, Mandolin, Violin, Viola, Cello – 8′ (2011)
  • Concerto for Mandolin, Accordion and Ensemble
    Mandolin, Accordion, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, String Quartet, Double Bass – 32′ (2011)
    Premiere: Avgar Group, Jerusalem Music Centre, broadcast live on Radio Kol HaMusika, 2011 AVR
  • Concerto for Mandolin
    Mandolin, String Quartet – 16′ (2006)
    Premiere: Jacob Reuven & String Quartet, Israel Musicfest, 2006
  • Choral and Dance
    Accordion, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, String Quartet – 7′ (2006)
    Premiere: Tiroler Ensemble für Neue Musik (TENM), ORF Studio Innsbruck, 27.11.2006 AR
 

Works for Shaul Bustan Trio (2017–2021)

  • October – Violin, Cello, Oud – 6′
  • Beer-Sheva – Violin, Cello, Oud – 8′
  • The Road to the Dead Sea – Violin, Cello, Oud – 8′
  • Spring on the Beach – Violin, Cello, Double Bass – 8′
    Premieres: Shaul Bustan Trio, various concerts across Germany 2017–2021 AVR

Opera

  • The Story of the Note G (Sipuro Shel Ha’tav Sol)
    Chamber Opera – 80′ (2009)
    Text in Hebrew: Sachar Gabay, Premiere: Avgar Group, 10 concerts in Israel, 2009–2010 AVR

 

Vocal Music

  • The Song of Songs I & II
    Choir/Sextet (SMATBB) – 16′ (2016–2021) Text in Hebrew and German: from the Bible
  • I’m Hopping in the Desert
    Children’s Choir – 3′ (2020)
    Text in Hebrew: the composer, 1st Prize, Tapiola Choir International Choral Composition Competition 2020, Premiere: Tapiola Choir, 2020/2022 AVR
  • King Bahram Gur and His Beautiful Maidservant
    Flute, Persian Tar, Santur, Zarb, Soprano, Narrator, String Quartet, Double Bass – 35′ (2010)
    Text in Hebrew: Folk tale, Premiere: Avgar Group, Jerusalem, 2010 AVR
  • Songs for Ilil
    Flute/Piccolo, Bass-/Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Soprano, Violin/Viola, Cello – 24′ (2009)
    Text in Hebrew: Shaul Tchernichovsky
    Premiere: Meitar Ensemble, Israel Musicfest 2009 AR
  • River Songs
    Choir (SATB) – 16′ (2007)
    Text in Hebrew: Lea Goldberg, Premiere: Jerusalem, 2007 AR
  • The Beginning of Silence
    Soprano, Clarinet, Cello, Piano – 12′ (2006)
    Text in Hebrew: Dahlia Ravikovitch, Premiere: Musica Nova, 2006 AR
  • My Mother’s Death
    Mezzo-soprano, Piano – 12′ (2005)
    Text in Hebrew: Yehuda Amichai, Premiere: Jerusalem, 2005 AR

 

Piano

  • Rain in June – 1′ (2020) Commissioned by Hagai Yodan, 2020 AR
  • Melodies for my Nephews – 30′ (2012) Premiere: Jerusalem, 2012
  • 4 Miniatures – 12′ (2005) Premiere: Jerusalem, 2005 AR

 

AR = Audio recording available
AVR = Audio & video recording available

 

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