Tzvi Erez

Tzvi Erez
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Israel
Genres	Classical
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1986-present
Labels	Niv Classical
Website	https://nivclassical.com/index.html

Tzvi Erez (born 1967) is an Israeli–Canadian classical pianist and music producer.

Early life and education

Erez was born in Israel in 1967 and began his piano studies at the age of six. He moved to Canada and graduated from The Royal Conservatory of Music, where he trained with Mildred Kenton, Andrew Burashko, and Antonín Kubalek.

Recordings

During his education, Erez produced and collaborated with many artists and labels across multiple genres. He worked in production and distribution for Sony Music before receiving recognition for the albums Beethoven Piano Works (2000) and Tzvi Erez plays Chopin (2003) under Niv Classical. His interpretations and technique have become a point of reference to millions.

Erez has released several performances accompanied by orchestral string players, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

He has released over forty albums, including Bach's Piano Concerto Nos. 1, 4, 5 & 7, Well-Tempered Clavier, Partita 2, Goldberg Variations, Two-Part Inventions; Beethoven's Piano Works, Sonatas, and Piano Concerto Nos. 3 & 5; Chopin's Complete Nocturnes, Waltzes, Ballades, Etudes, Preludes, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Debussy's Suite bergamasque; Liszt's Piano Recital; Erik Satie's Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes, and Cold Pieces; Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition; Essential Classics, Masterpieces, Sentimental, Mozart's Piano Sonatas, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, Rachmaninoff's Concertos Nos. 2 & 3, the Grieg Piano Concerto, the Robert Schumann Piano Concerto, the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 and others.

Erez is active in new classical recordings (including immersive sound productions), teaching piano performance, and classical music research. He produces music for various artists across genres, produces, and licenses music for film and television.

Music in film and television

Erez's recordings are featured in the 1986 documentary The Twice Promised Land (produced by David Ostriker), the third season of Rectify (produced by Aden Young), the 2022 film When You Finish Saving the World (directed by Jesse Eisenberg), the third season of The Morning Show (produced by and starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon), and others.