Ilan Rechtman

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Rechtman's music was used by Nastia Liukin when she won gold medal in her floor exercise. His music was also used in the 20th season (2015) of “Dancing with the Stars” in the USA

In 2008, Ilan Rechtman was nominated as music director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art concert programs, a position he continued to hold. In this capacity, Rechtman is responsible for presenting about 70 concerts per season.

Ikan Rechtman gave his first performance with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at age 11, performing Mozart Concerto in D minor K. 466. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Rechtman traveled in over 50 countries and performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, 92nd St. Y, Avery Fisher, Alice Tully, Weill and Merkin halls, Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall, Orchestra Hall (Chicago), Barbican Center and Wigmore Hall, Salle Pleyel and the Louvre Museum, Suntory Hall, and Seoul Arts Center. During the 6 years Rechtman lived in Brazil (2001-2007), he performed as soloist with the State Orchestra of São Paulo, Campinas and Riberão Preto symphonies, and was director of the "Um Certo Olhar" chamber music series at Sala São Paulo. Rechtman is the winner of several prizes and awards, among them, the Norry Prize (NY) through the America Israel Cultural Foundation, the Clairmont and the Shapira Awards (Israel) and Silver Medal at the first San Antonio International Piano Competition. He has recorded several CDs on various labels, among them Naxos, Bis, Well-Tempered Productions, Centaur, Meridien, Omega-Vanguard, Cembal d'Amour, and others. His solo recording of Villa-Lobos’ Chôros No. 5 was awarded the Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice.

Ilan Rechtman (Hebrew: אילן רכטמן‎; born4 April 1963) is an Israeli pianist, composer and music director.