A native of Israel, Ms. Even-Tov serves as tenured Associate Professor of Violoncello and Chamber Music at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. She began her studies with Sabina Frankenberg, Uzi Weisel, Hillel Zori, Michael Homizer, and Zvi Plesser in Israel and was awarded First Prize at the Paul Ben-Haim Competition in 2001, Third Prize at the “Kol Ha Musica” (Israel Broadcasting Authority) Young Artists Competition in 2002, as well as the First Prize in the special Jerusalem Academy Competition in 2003. Appearances as a soloist include engagements with the Jerusalem Academy Orchestra, the Israel Stage Orchestra, and in a live broadcast on Israel Radio with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Even-Tov is a graduate of the "Young Musicians Unit" (now the David Goldmann Program for young artists) of the Jerusalem Music Centre.
Ms. Even-Tov received scholarship support from both the Veron Foundation and the American-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF). Having previously studied with Paul Katz at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Ms. Even-Tov graduated from NEC’s Professional String Quartet Studies program, during which she continued her cello studies with Laurence Lesser. Ms. Even-Tov plays on a 1849 instrument by J.B. Vuillaume, on generous loan from a private collection.