Joseph Hartmann was born in 1946 in Budapest, Hungary and he lives in Israel since 1957. After finishing his double-bass, conducting and composition studies in Tel Aviv he played in several symphonic and chamber orchestras in Israel. In 1972 he founded the Dimona Youth Band and later the “Camerata Dimona” chamber orchestra, and while conducting both of them he was also directorof the Dimona Conservatory until his retirement in 2001. His compositions (for recorder ensembles,
band and various wind instruments) aimed primarily to students in their intermediate stage of their studies. He serves as lecturer and as adjudicator of band festivals and competitions and as guest conductor in Europe and in the USA.