Since his early childhood, pianist Alon Kariv has won first prizes in all Israeli national piano competitions and performed throughout the country's most prestigious halls and series. Kariv performed as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta and others; as well as with the other major Israeli orchestras, such as the Haifa Symphony, the Ashdod Symphony, and the Ra'anana Symphonette. Internationally, Kariv has collaborated with the English Chamber Orchestra, the Slovenian Radio and Television Orchestra, and Perugia Festival Orchestra. In New York, he has performed at Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall, and in Europe he has been heard in the UK, Holland, Italy, and Slovenia. In 2015, Kariv won the third prize at the International Piano Competition in New York City's Kaufman Center, followed by the first prize at the Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes competition. In 2016, he was a top candidate at the first Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition held in Beijing.