Nimrod Borenstein Composer & Conductor
Nimrod Borenstein is one of today’s most distinctive and internationally acclaimed contemporary composers.
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The past few years have seen a great number of Borenstein’s works being commissioned, recorded, and premiered at the most prestigious venues and festivals across the globe, from the Royal Festival Hall and Royal Opera House in London to the Salle Gaveau in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, and Hong Kong City Hall.
Among his high-profile champions, Vladimir Ashkenazy has conducted several of Borenstein’s works, leading to a Chandos album of his orchestral music that was selected as a ‘Choice’ by BBC Music Magazine. Other leading artists and ensembles who have performed his music include Pascal Rogé, Roberto Prosseda, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, the Quartetto di Cremona, and orchestras such as the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, Oxford Philharmonic, Israel Camerata, Belgrade Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and English Chamber Orchestra.
Nimrod Borenstein's substantial catalogue of more than 100 works spans orchestral, chamber, vocal, and solo instrumental music.
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His ballet score Suspended, Op. 69, has received over 250 performances worldwide (from the Edinburgh International Festival to the Taipei Arts Festival) and was the launch recording of the Berlin-based Solaire label. ​
Nimrod Borenstein was also commissioned to write works for international competitions, including the semifinal pieces for the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2019) and the International Jeunesses Musicales Competition for violoncello (2020).
In addition to composing, Borenstein is an accomplished conductor with ongoing projects across the UK, Europe, Brazil, and beyond.
Gramophone praised his conducting for bringing “vivid playing from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” while OpusKlassiek described him as “an inspired composer and an inspiring conductor.”
Nimrod Borenstein is increasingly in demand as a conductor, with three major recording projects scheduled within twelve months.
The first of these is a new full album with the English Chamber Orchestra, featuring his Mandolin Concerto, Oboe Concerto, and Shakespeare Songs, recorded in July 2025 and to be released by SOMM Records in March 2026.
The second is the February 2026 recording with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, featuring the premiere of his overture Legends of Cyprus and works by DvoÅ™ák, Schubert, and Coleridge-Taylor.
This remarkable run of recordings continues in June 2026, when he will record his Cello Concerto No. 2 conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This will be his second collaboration with the RPO, following the success of his 2023 album featuring his Piano Concerto.
Borenstein is a Laureate of the Cziffra Foundation and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.