| Biography | Yuval Zaliouk is an Israeli-American conductor. Born into a musical family, he was educated at the Haifa Academy of Music where he studied piano, trombone and percussion. He subsequently received a law degree from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
After service with the Israeli Army, he graduated in law at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem while simultaneously studying conducting with Mendi Rodan at The Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem.
From 1966 to 1970 he was as Permanent Conductor of the Royal Ballet, London. In 1975, Zaliouk was instrumental in the revival of Israels Haifa Symphony Orchestra, and was the orchestras Music Director until 1978. He was also Interim Principal Conductor the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 1980-1981. From 1980 to 1989, Zaliouk was Music Director of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and subsequently was appointed Conductor Laureate of the orchestra. From 1996 to 2001, Zaliouk was the Music Director of the Raanana Symphonette in Israel. |