Nur Ben Shalom is active internationally as a soloist, chamber musician. Based in Berlin, he has performed in leading concert halls, festivals and cultural institutions across Europe, including the Berliner Philharmonie, Musikverein Wien, Lucerne Festival, Gewandhaus Leipzig and others.

Born in Tel Aviv, Nur began studying the clarinet at the age of eleven, he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. Over the years, he has collaborated with distinguished musicians and artists including Ivry Gitlis, Karl Leister, Tabea Zimmermann and many more.

Alongside his work as a performer, Nur is the Founder and Artistic Director of Lebensmelodien, an artistic and educational project dedicated to rediscovering Jewish melodies and compositions connected to people and communities persecuted during the years 1933–1945. Combining historical research, music and biography, the project brings forgotten works and the stories behind them back to concert halls, schools, museums, synagogues, churches and other cultural institutions.

The project grew in part from Nur’s own family history and his search for a musical response to the fate of his great-aunt, the Jewish pianist Salomea Ochs-Luft, who was murdered during the Holocaust.

A central part of Lebensmelodien is its educational work with young people, bringing together historical research, musical interpretation and direct collaboration with professional musicians. The project has developed partnerships with schools and cultural institutions in Germany and internationally.

Nur was the first award recipient of the David Shallon Foundation, initiated by violist Tabea Zimmermann.

He is also a founding member of the Nimrod Ensemble and has initiated numerous chamber music and interdisciplinary projects connecting classical music with different cultural traditions.

Nur Ben Shalom plays clarinets by Schwenk & Seggelke.