Rani Heymann was born in Israel. After four years of scholarship-funded studies with Mr. Ilan Schul, he graduated in 1995 with a Bachelors degree in clarinet performance from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem. He was then personally invited to Indiana University to study with Prof. James Campbell, a course of studies for which he was again granted an excellence-based scholarship, graduating in 2000 with a post graduate degree in music performance. Rani has been teaching since the year 1990. His teaching experience includes individual clarinet lessons, chamber music and ensemble instruction, and Saxophone lessons. Since 2001 Rani has been teaching at The American School of The Hague. Since 2009 Rani has been teaching at the International Center for Ensembles.Rani Heymann performs a variety of styles, ranging from classical to contemporary. He performed in Europe, Brazil, the USA, and Israel. He was a founding member of the Israeli contemporary music ensemble “Kaprizma”, with which he performed numerous concerts; as well as two collaborative projects with “Ensemble Intercontemporain”.In 2001, Rani began working with the violinist Julien Chauvin (France), and the pianist Omar Sánchez (Spain) to form the “Contrasts Ensemble” Together they performed and recorded mainstream repertoire. Rani also formed the “Amaryllis Ensemble” with the soprano Liat Alkan-Heymann and the pianist Uzi Heymann. The ensemble performs frequently. Rani is also a member of the “Trio Acoustique” with the Bassoonist Annette Champness and the pianist Uzi Haymann. In 2003 Rani collaborated with the composer Marion Von Tilzer, who was inspired by his playing. With her ensemble he performed in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and recorded a commercial CD in 2007. In 2008 he took part in the Peter de Grote Festival, performing as a soloist in a theatrical piece by Gene DiNovi. Rani continually works with the pianist Uzi Heymann. Together they perform the mainstream clarinet repertoire, and collaborate with various musicians in chamber music recitals.