Dror Elimelech

Dror Elimelech (Hebrew: דרור אלימלך; born 1956 in Israel) is an Israeli psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and poet, and a composer and performer of contemporary classical music.

Elimelech studied composition with Sergiu Natra and piano with Bart Berman, Ruth Hilman, and Pnina Salzman. He composes for a wide range of instrumental settings. His musical style is experimental with avant-garde influences. Elimelech established and organized several concert series in Israel for contemporary music. In 1994 he published a CD by the name of Trans.

Elimelech won the Israeli Prime Minister Prize for Hebrew writers in 2002. He has published eight books of his poetry.

External links

• Biography in English with a picture
• Biography in Hebrew with bibliography in the Lexicon of New Hebrew Literature