Music career
Herzog started her professional career in 1972 as one of the winners of the Young Soloists competition of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (OSB). Her early music involved the groups Kalenda Maya (1970–72) [6] and Pro-Arte Antiqua (1971–74). [7] In 1973 she founded Quadro Cervantes with Rosana Lanzelotte. In 1983 she founded Brazil's first Baroque Orchestra Academia Antiqua Pro-Arte. [8] In 1992, Herzog immigrated to Israel where she taught the first generation of sabra viola da gamba players. [9]
Herzog studied the viol with Judith Davidoff and Wieland Kuijken. Since 1998, she has been the musical director and conductor of the Ensemble PHOENIX of early instruments. [10]
In July 1990, Myrna Herzog was a member of "Trio MMM", together with singer Margarita Schack and pianist Maria Tereza Madeira. [11]
Herzog has also worked in opera. She transcribed and staged the 13th-century Play of Daniel and the Baroque opera La púrpura de la rosa . [12]
As a viola da gamba soloist, Myrna has performed throughout Europe, South America, the US, and Israel. She participated in the Israeli premiere of the Passions (Bach) with the Israel Philharmonic, performing solos with the viola da gamba. Myrna Herzog has recorded for labels as a conductor and as a performer on the viol, quinton, vielle, baroque cello, and modern cello. She has a doctorate degree in music from Bar-Ilan University. In February 2024, Herzog held workshops on baroque music for conductors in Brazil and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. [13]
In January 2026 Luciana Medeiros called Myrna Herzog 'Early Music's Locomotive', and described Herzog's creation of the Phoenix-Brasil ensamble in her return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [14]
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