Shirley Brill studied clarinet in Israel, Germany, and the United States. At the outset of her career she performed as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. Later she began appearing with other orchestras including the Hamburg Symphony, the Polish Radio Symphony, and the Munich Symphony. She collaborates with star artists like conductors Daniel Barenboim and Jeffrey Tate, and soloists Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, and Janine Jansen. She has reaped important honours in international competitions in Switzerland, Germany, and Great Britain. Since 1999 she has been playing in a duo with pianist Jonathan Aner, making a series of acclaimed recordings and appearing in many prestigious venues including New York’s Carnegie Hall and the Tonhalle in Zürich.