Itay Talgam

Biography

Itay Talgam is an orchestral conductor turned into a ‘conductor of people’ – be it in government, academia, business, education, therapy – anywhere the creation of human harmony through cooperation is desired. He teaches leadership to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, universities, and at conferencesworldwide, including TED, Google’s Zeitgeist, and the World Economic Forum at Davos. Itay’s talks, based on continuous dialogue, have been experienced directly or online by millions of participants and viewers. His book, The Ignorant Maestro, was published in May 2015 by Portfolio / Penguin. Itay sees himself as a disciple of his great teacher, Leonard Bernstein. His international conducting debut took place in 1987 when he was chosen and presented by Maestro Bernstein in a special concert, conducting the Orchestre de Paris, Bernstein himself conducting the second half of the same concert. Since that highly successful performance, Talgam has conducted many orchestras around the world. A native of Tel-Aviv, Itay Talgam received his Artist Diploma in conducting from the Jerusalem Rubin Academy. He then studied in France, Italy, and the US. He is also a graduate of General Philosophy studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.