Daniel Ratush
Violist, Violinist, Educator, Arranger, Composer, Painter, Writer
About
Daniel Ratush is a classically trained independent violin and viola player, a pedagogue, musical arranger, musical events producer, composer, songwriter, painter and poetry writer.
Daniel started his musical education at the age of six, studying with his grandmother, coming from a family of musical professionals.
He began his solo performances abroad in Poland and the US at the age of 15, and continued his professional studies in the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in the University of Tel Aviv, where he also began his viola studies.
He later continued his viola studies in the US at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
Daniel has performed extensively in chamber music ensembles and orchestras, where he played both as a section and a lead player, thus acquiring a substantial amount of experience and expertise in orchestral settings.
His diverse musical interests and influences have led him to perform in Israel with some of the most known musicians and artists in the classical, klezmer, Balkan, jazz, and pop genres, both as an ensemble and as a solo player.
He is an active session player as well, and has recorded extensively for bands, independent singers, and instrumentalists.
As a musical pedagogue he has more than a decade of experience in teaching in elementary schools, conservatories, music courses, and private lessons. Some of his students have successfully continued their professional education in music performance, and some have even embarked on their own professional musical careers.
As an arranger and composer, Daniel has been writing music since high school years, and has written numerous arrangements for string ensembles, especially string quartets, some of which are to be found on his website; and has written his own original compositions for a variety of instrumentations, which are also available on the website.
Daniel is also a keen producer of his own original musical and cultural events that represent his unique taste and perspective of synthesizing different styles of music, different mediums of artistic expression, and conceptual themes that create an engaging and highly atmospheric and aesthetic experience for the audience.
What I do
Music Education
Personalized lessons for all ages, focusing on technique, repertoire, and musical expression in various genres.
With over 10 years of experience, I have taught more than 100 students, through all ages and levels and in various settings, individually and in groups, sharing my passion for music and helping them develop their skills and love for music.
Solo & Ensemble Performances
Engaging performances for events, collaborations with artists, ensembles and orchestras, in a variety of styles and genres.
More than 20 years of solo, chamber music, and orchestra experience in styles ranging from classical and folk, to jazz and experimental.
Constantly exploring new musical vistas, activities, and recording opportunities with artists.
Music Composition
Music Arrangement
More than 15 original compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and pedagogical purposes, expressing my own unique style of synthesizing influences from pop culture and traditional artistic and academic composition.
More than 30 original arrangements for string quartet, violin solo, viola solo, duets and trios, as well as string parts for independent musical productions.
Explore my musical projects and collaborations as a violist, violinist, arranger and composer
Composition
Space Suite - original 20 minutes long piece for a string orchestra - synthesizing pop, cinematic & classical music idioms
Orchestral Solo
Viola solos throughout a contemporary piece in a leading chamber orchestra
Solo
Violin solo of my original arrangement of 'Petite Fleur' in the style of tango
Music Videos
What else
My two other passions beside music are painting and creative and philosophical writing
Painting
My paintings are intuitive and mainly abstract, inspired by the realm of musical perception
Four of my poems in Hebrew where published in an independent poetry magazine in 2022
Poetry
Get in touch
Hi! Let's get in touch for musical collaborations or music lessons inquiries:)
Phone
+972-503-013138
danielratush@gmail.com