Daniel Alcheh is a composer for concert music, ballet, theatre, feature films, animation, documentaries, television, commercials, and installation. For three decades he has explored the seamless fusion of technology and music, while never losing sight of emotional expression. He has recorded and conducted orchestral sessions across Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States.
Alcheh completed Bachelor's and Master's degrees in composition at Tel-Aviv University and wrote his Master's thesis as a visiting scholar at Northwestern University's Music Technology Department. In 2001, he became part of the Center for Computer Aided Music at Tel-Aviv University and worked at the multimedia department of the Israel Open University. He became one of the youngest-ever members of the Israeli Composers League, served as a board member and panel judge, and was awarded the league's Klon Prize for Composition.
In 2002, his virtuoso violin-solo piece Nocturne and Aubade was chosen as the obligatory contemporary piece at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. That same year, the Israel Festival in Jerusalem opened with Trains for percussion, string quartet, and electronics. A month later, his String Trio was a prizewinner at the 22nd Asian Composers League Festival in Seoul. Another notable premiere was Dying Pianos, a demanding work for piano duo and recorded sound, commissioned by The Israeli Piano Duo.
In 2012, Alcheh was named Composer-in-Residence at Concerti in San Martino in Switzerland, where his commissioned Septet was performed. His concert music is published by IMC and continues to be performed throughout the world. While still a student, Alcheh began his film-music career as soundtrack producer for Dover Kosashvili's feature Late Marriage, one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Films of 2002 and Newsweek's Top 15 Films of 2002. The Trouble With Bliss features a star-studded cast, with the soundtrack released on the Sony Classical label.
Alcheh completed the score to the feature documentary For The Living, dealing with genocides and dehumanisation. The orchestral score was recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and features renowned US soloists. The Tattooed Torah, his second collaboration with director Marc Bennett, is an award-winning animated Holocaust tale narrated by Ed Asner. Supported by Spielberg's USC Shoah Foundation, the film has been dubbed and translated into several languages and features a score written for large orchestra, soloists, and choir. His recent stage work includes the Stuttgart dance production Counter Balance, a one-of-a-kind underground sonic and visual experience at the Stuttgart Wasserspeicher. The art collective BlindSpot, formed with European photographer and technologist Tom Fecht, is completing the video installation Death of a Croupier.
