Ophir Horovitz is currently a freshman at Stanford University studying Economics with a Minor in Mathematics. His studies piano with Professor Thomas Schultz of Stanford University and Professor Hans Boepple of Santa Clara University.
Ophir was most recently awarded the $3,500 First Prize scholarship award at the 2019 Dorothy van Waynen Piano Competition in Berkeley, California as the youngest competitor (within an age range of 17-25). Included with this prize was a performance at the Berkeley Piano Club.
In 2018, Ophir was selected to join the highly prestigious Young Artist Guild (YAG) of the Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC). During his 5 year tenure in the guild, he will be invited to perform semi-professional paid solo recitals for MTAC branches.
Ophir has won First Prizes in a variety of state, national, and international competitions including the 2017 San Jose International Piano Competition (along with awards for Best Performance of a Beethoven Sonata and Best Bay Area Contestant), 2018 Henry and Carol Zeiter Piano Competition at the University of the Pacific, the 2016 Mondavi Center National Young Artists Competition, and the 2018 ENKOR International Competition. He has also received top prizes in numerous local competitions, including Ross McKee (2017), Pacific Musical Society (2017), Young Pianists Beethoven (2017), MTAC Concerto/Solo , Sylvia M. Ghiglieri (2013 & 2016), US Open, and US New Star (2014 & 2015).
In 2017, Ophir independently initiated and organized a relief concert for the victims of the California Wildfires, which involved reaching out to performers, setting up a ticketing system, advertising the event via social media and in person promotion, designing a flier and program, and more. The concert raised about $4,000 for the victims of the fires, all of which went towards the American Red Cross Association's California Wildfire Relief fund.
In 2018, Ophir was named a YoungArts Winner in Classical Music, an honor only granted to about 10 percent of the annual national applicant pool. In Summer 2017, he made his radio broadcast debut by giving a solo performance on NPR's "From the Top" with host Christopher O'Riley, which was broadcast nationwide (over 250 stations) in October 2017. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2014 as a winner of the American Fine Arts Festival Piano Competition.
Ophir also plays chamber music, and is the former pianist of the Bay Area based Epsilon Trio. The trio won First Prize at the 2018 Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Chamber Music Competition and Second Prize in the 2018 Enkor International Chamber Music Competition.
Ophir was most recently awarded the $3,500 First Prize scholarship award at the 2019 Dorothy van Waynen Piano Competition in Berkeley, California as the youngest competitor (within an age range of 17-25). Included with this prize was a performance at the Berkeley Piano Club.
In 2018, Ophir was selected to join the highly prestigious Young Artist Guild (YAG) of the Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC). During his 5 year tenure in the guild, he will be invited to perform semi-professional paid solo recitals for MTAC branches.
Ophir has won First Prizes in a variety of state, national, and international competitions including the 2017 San Jose International Piano Competition (along with awards for Best Performance of a Beethoven Sonata and Best Bay Area Contestant), 2018 Henry and Carol Zeiter Piano Competition at the University of the Pacific, the 2016 Mondavi Center National Young Artists Competition, and the 2018 ENKOR International Competition. He has also received top prizes in numerous local competitions, including Ross McKee (2017), Pacific Musical Society (2017), Young Pianists Beethoven (2017), MTAC Concerto/Solo , Sylvia M. Ghiglieri (2013 & 2016), US Open, and US New Star (2014 & 2015).
In 2017, Ophir independently initiated and organized a relief concert for the victims of the California Wildfires, which involved reaching out to performers, setting up a ticketing system, advertising the event via social media and in person promotion, designing a flier and program, and more. The concert raised about $4,000 for the victims of the fires, all of which went towards the American Red Cross Association's California Wildfire Relief fund.
In 2018, Ophir was named a YoungArts Winner in Classical Music, an honor only granted to about 10 percent of the annual national applicant pool. In Summer 2017, he made his radio broadcast debut by giving a solo performance on NPR's "From the Top" with host Christopher O'Riley, which was broadcast nationwide (over 250 stations) in October 2017. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2014 as a winner of the American Fine Arts Festival Piano Competition.
Ophir also plays chamber music, and is the former pianist of the Bay Area based Epsilon Trio. The trio won First Prize at the 2018 Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Chamber Music Competition and Second Prize in the 2018 Enkor International Chamber Music Competition.