Dr. Inbar Rothschild has given concerts throughout Israel, Europe and New York, and recorded for Israeli, Czech and Swiss Radio stations. Her debut double-album 'The Chopin Connection' (recorded in 2025 for CRD Records) was described as "an excellently planned and executed recital," praised for its "impressive performance, intimate in the counterpoint, and with wonderful sweep through the more overtly passionate later music ... Whatever the case, Inbar Rothschild plays splendidly." (MusicWeb International)
Inbar completed her Bachelor’s and Master's degrees summa cum laude under the guidance of Prof. Pnina Salzman at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv University while serving in the IDF as an 'Outstanding Musician', winning prizes and scholarships for her musical performances. In 2024 Inbar was awarded a Ph.D. from the Royal Academy of Music. Her thesis, titled 'In Search of Poetic Understanding', focused on her late teacher’s unique method of interpretation. Explaining key elements in her performance practice and pedagogy, following in the footsteps of Alfred Cortot, Inbar collected and documented rare materials, joining in her unique knowledge and insights as a pupil of tradition, in writing and playing.
In addition to an active career as a concert pianist and an avid chamber musician, in 2013 Inbar co-founded, alongside Dr. Yotam Baruch, the Chamber Concerto Club, an ensemble dedicated to bringing classical repertoire to wider and more diverse audiences, playing eclectic programs that combine different musical genres, original materials and arrangements, including musical lectures and literary-musical collaborations, supported by the Ministry of Culture in Israel.
As a researcher, Inbar’s article 'How music touches: Musical parameters and listeners' audio-tactile metaphorical mappings' was published in the international journal Psychology of Music and at the 10th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC10) in Sapporo, Japan, where she also won the Young Researcher Award for her work.
In recent years, Inbar has participated in various conferences around the world, presenting her doctoral research at seminars and lecture concerts at the Royal Academy in London (2020, 2021), Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (2020), Cambridge University (2024, 2025), Performance Research Ireland in Dublin (2022), Women at the Piano in Irvine, California (2023), the EPTA conference in Lucerne, Switzerland (2024), Women in Musical Histories 1789-1914 conference at the Royal Academy of Music (2026), and more.
The Final Report by Professor Aaron Shorr and Dr Briony Cox-Williams assessed Inbar’s work as “a fascinating submission … dealing with the almost intangible alchemy employed by many great artists in their teaching … The range of research and the thought behind the inclusion of each section is thorough and makes for much fascinating (and at times moving) reading … supplemented by appendices that demand deep study just on their own. The recorded performances, aided by skilful annotations done in real time, were a delight to experience. It was through these demonstrations that one could see Salzman’s method come to life. Your portrait of Salzman, with Cortot looming large as an ever-present influence, indicated a larger-than-life presence that imbued artistry and imagination as central to the process of passing of great traditions to the next generation.”