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Tzvi Avni
… Saarbrücken, immigrated in 1935, lives in Tel-Aviv). A 2001 Israel Prize laureate, Avni is one of the most performed of … has served in many institutional roles such as the chair of Israel Composers’ League and ISCM World Music Days (Israel, 1980). Studying with Ehrlich, Ben-Haim and Seter, he …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… fame as one of the outstanding harpists of his time. Israel Adler's entry in Encyclopedia Judaica cites several … him, winning the praise of the Painter Lomazzo.'** *Adler, Israel. Abramo dall'Arpa. Encyclopedia Judaica . ** Don …
Menahem Avidom
… his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the Israel Composers’ League, ACUM (Israel Authors and Composers Association), and The Public …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… (also pianist and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second generation of Israeli composers through his thoughtful, albeit opinionated, ideas concerning national identity in Israeli music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Paul …
Jacob Bauer
… Hungary. Cantor and adaptor of music in the Turkish-Israelite temple in Vienna . Founder and first editor of the …
Gary Bertini
… 1946. Founded and directed the Rinat Choir (1955-1974), the Israel Chamber Orchestra (1964-1975) and other Israeli musical establishments. Was an acclaimed conductor in Israel and abroad. As a composer, known mostly for his …
Abel Ehrlich
… (Cranz, 1915 – Tel-Aviv, 2003 immigrated in 1939), 1997 Israel Prize laureate, is the most prolific of all Israeli composers, with more than 3,000 pieces. He studied … in Zagreb , and later with Rosowsky (1939-1944) in Eretz-Israel, and taught many of the third generation of composers …
Ram Da-Oz
… Israeli composer. Born in Berlin . Immigrated to Palestine in 1934. While serving in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) during the War of Independence, he … piano, oboe, theory and composition, and graduated from the Israel Academy of Music, Tel Aviv (1953). Da-Oz has written …
Shoshana Damari
… Damari was born in Damar, Yemen in 1923. She was taken to Israel at the age of two. She started performing in an early age. She is considered as one of the greatest Israeli folk singers, and had international recognition as well. Damari worked with several known Israeli musicians among them Moshe Wilensky, Boaz Shar'abi, …
Avraham Daus
… Israeli composer. Born in Berlin. Worked in Germany as an opera conductor. Immigrated to Israel in 1936. Worked as teacher and composer in various … Encyclopedia Judaica; Cohen, Yehuda. Neimei Zemirot Yisrael ; Tischler, Alice. A Descriptive Bibliography of …