Ori Ron
Cello
⟹ Israel, 1998
⟹ 2nd x Cello Biënnale (2024 & 2026)
Ori Ron is a cellist, composer, and improvisor. He began his cello studies with Hilla Epstein at the Givatayim Conservatory, and started studying with Prof. Hillel Zori when he was 13 years old. Ori attended the Thelma Yellin High School and earned his bachelor’s degree at the Buchmann Mehta School of Music. In 2025, he completed his master’s degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam in the class of Pieter Wispelwey.
In 2024, Ori won the Third Prize at the National Cello Competition during the Cello Biënnale. He is active in Amsterdam with the Martin String Quartet, with which he won the first prize at the Gelre Kamermuziek Concours and appeared in the Concertgebouw and at the Grachtenfestival in 2025. He also plays with the improvisation collective The Rabbits, which won the incentive prize at the Keep an Eye Jazz Competition in 2024. Alongside this, he performs solo and arranges pop, jazz, and Israeli songs for string ensembles.
