Principal oboist of the Israel Philharmonic orchestra.
He is a winner of the 1996 International Oboe Competition in Toulon, France, and the 1990 François Shapira prize in Israel.
As a soloist, he has performed on numerous occasions with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta, as well as Gianandrea Noseda and Vasily Petrenko; the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of Ivan Fischer; the Quebec Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Yoav Talmi, among several other orchestras in Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, France, and Poland.
In addition to his teaching in masterclasses worldwide, Carmel has been a regular teacher at The Oboe Festival in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, since 2010, together with Prof. Thomas Indermühle.
He studied at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel-Aviv before receiving his KA Diploma from the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, studying with Prof. Thomas Indermühle.
Carmel is a founding member of the Israel Woodwind Quintet. He has recorded CDs for the Israel Music Center, Camerata, Meridian, Centaur Records, and DUX.