Born in Argentina, Enrique Maltz became Principal Cellist of the Orchestra Juvenil in Argentina when he was 15 and three years later was offered a scholarship to study at the Rubin Academy of Music in Israel.
In 1980, after receiving the America-Israel Cultural Foundation  scholarship, he went to the USA, where he studied at Yale University with Aldo Parisot and later at Indiana University with Janos Starker. He was Principal Cellist of the Indiana Symphony Orchestra.
Together with flutist Margalit Gafni he has toured as a chamber recitalist in the USA, South America and Israel.
In 1985 he became a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. In 1988 he joined the Israel Philharmonic.
Enrique Maltz is a member of the Opus 3 Tango Ensemble. He has participated in numerous festivals, among them Schleswig-Holstein, Tanglewood, Shawnigan, Columbia International and Spoleto.
In 1998 he was invited by Maestro Philippe Entremont to play as Principal Cellist with the Japan Virtuosi Orchestra. He has given master classes in Spain and Argentina.