His middle-class upbringing instilled in him a passion for music and he began to play the flute.
After six months of playing on a quarter size violin, Yossi gave his first public performance in Tel Aviv.
[1] Zivoni went on to study with Odeon Partos, under whom he attended and graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.
Zivoni then studied at the Brussels Conservatoire under André Gertler, from where he graduated with the highest honours.
Yossi toured extensively over the world and has played concertos with leading orchestras and conductors.