One of Israel's leading choral conductors, Yuval Ben-Ozer is the Music Director of the New Israeli Vocal Ensemble, the Kibbutz Artzi Choir, and the Zimriya International Choral Festival.  He is the founder and former Music Director of the Philharmonia Singers.

As guest conductor, Ben-Ozer has conducted in France, Italy, Germany and Argentina as well as all the major orchestras in Israel. Yuval Ben-Ozer has collaborated as chorus master with celebrated conductors, such as Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Kurt Masur, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Zubin Mehta and Antonio Pappano.

Yuval Ben-Ozer is a much sought-after lecturer and directs work-shops for the top management of major business organizations, as part of his unique "Maestro Program for Leadership and Team-Work".

Born in 1955 in Kibbutz Hazorea. Graduated from the Rubin Music Academy at Tel Aviv University. Studied Baroque music at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Was First  Bassoon in the Orchestra of the Royal Dutch Ballet Company in Amsterdam and later in the Israel Chamber Orchestra.

Ziv founded several music groups, among them the "Musica Nova Ensemble" of contemporary music.
Since 1995, Ziv has been the General Manager of NIVE.
He has three children: Jonathan (20), Adam (18) and Eliana (10) and loves to travel anywhere whenever it is possible.