Shalev Ad-El (10 September 1941) is an Israeli harpsichordist and conductor who has appeared internationally, especially in historically informed performances.
Born in Israel, Shalev Ad-El was first undecided if he should pursue sports or music.
[1][3] He has been chief conductor of the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra.
[3] Ad-El was awarded the Fasch Prize for reviving Baroque music in Mitteldeutschland.
Besides well-known composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, he devoted concerts to works by Georg Benda[1] and Carl Friedrich Abel.