About

Praised for her “astonishing virtuosity” (Chicago Tribune), Daphna Mor (recorders, voice, ney) has performed throughout Europe and the United States as both a soloist and ensemble player. She appeared as a soloist at Tanglewood festival, the Met Museum and London’s Saint Martin’s the Fields with Apollo’s Fire Orchestra, as well as with the New York Collegium, the New York Early Music Ensemble, Little Orchestra Society at Carnegie Hall and more. As member of the orchestra, Mor performed with the New York Philharmonic, American Classical Orchestra and Orchestra of St. Luke's. Mor was awarded First Prize in the Settimane Musicali di Lugano Solo Competition and the Boston Conservatory Concerto Competition, and has appeared in a duo with Joyce DiDonato on the singer's promotional tour for the album In War and Peace. She can also be heard on Sting’s album If On A Winter’s Night for Deutsche Grammophon.

Mor has performed in festivals and on stages worldwide as band member of Basya Schechter’s Pharaoh’s Daughter and Rachid Hailial’s ensemble “Layali al Andelus” dedicated to Andalusian Moroccan Music.  She was a ney student of Lebanese master Bassam Saba. Daphna is co-director, together with Nina Stern, of the ensemble East of the River ( www.eastoftherivermusic.com).

A performer, curator and teacher of music of the Jewish diaspora, particularly of Sephardic repertoire, she is the Director of Beineinu Mitzvah (www.beineinu.com),a New York initiative dedicated to the modern cultivation of Jewish culture, and a performer and teacher of liturgical music. Dedicated to connecting communities through music, she was invited to Mumbai to offer the Jewish community a workshop of various diaspora melodies, and learn local ones. As a curator she recently co directed with conductor Jeannette Sorell a program for The New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center.

Devoted to new music, Mor has recorded on John Zorn's Tzadik label, and has performed the world premiere of David Bruce's Tears, Puffes, Jumps, and Galliard with the Metropolis Ensemble. She co-composed WAVES- for recorders, voice, cello and a beat boxer for Carolyn Dorfman Dance and performed it in summer 2017 in New York’s Summer Stage among other venues.

Mor is a sought after visiting teacher in workshops and universities around the US. She also specializes and devoted to in Early Childhood Education. She leads programs for the Education Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.