Inspirales features works written and inspired by the great cellist-composers of the past, from Fitzenhagen and Popper through to Tortelier and Rostropovich. Zori himself has a contributed a dazzling "Carmeniana' based on Bizet's Carmen, and recorded here for the first time. Hailed by the renowned cellist Bernard Greenhouse to have 'all of the wonderful attributes of a young Emanuel Feuerman,'Hillel Zori has distinguished himself by winning coveted prizes in many international competitions, and enjoys a distinguished career as soloist as well as a member of the Israel Piano Trio.