Rivka Golani (רבקה גולני , born 22 March 1946) is an Israeli-born viola player.
Golani took up the violin at age 7, while her sister Bela learned the cello.
She switched to viola at age 21 and studied with the violist Oedoen Partos, and became a member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
After their divorce, Golani married German conductor Thomas Sanderling and moved to London.
[2] Golani's CD recordings include the Elgar Cello Concerto arranged for viola with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bartok Concerto with the Budapest Symphony, Martinu's Rhapsody Concerto with the Bern Symphony, Chaconne by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Colgrass with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and a three CD set of works by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for solo viola.