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Samuel Alman
… , Alman moved to London where he continued his musical studies at the Royal College of Music. There he focused on … quickly, and he was hired to lead several other local Jewish choirs in London . Alman was deeply influenced by the …
Gustav Mahler
… Czech Republic) surrounded by a flourishing German-speaking Jewish community. Mahler's formal musical education began in … with Robert Fuchs and Franz Krenn. After completing his studies at the Vienna Conservatory and at Vienna University …
Arno Nadel
… Arno Nadel was born in Vilna, Lithuania and began his Jewish musical education in Koenigsberg under cantor Eduard … a private cantorial student. In 1895 Nadel enrolled in the Jewish Teacher’s Institute in Berlin, and upon graduation … Jewish Music Library at the Gratz College of Jewish studies in Philadelphia. Nadel was also an accomplished …
Nahum Nardi
… was the court rabbi of the community. He began his piano studies at age seven, further pursuing them at the Kiev … on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite … Na'ama (1931-1989), and they began a joint concert tour of Jewish communities in Poland, Germany, Latvia, Belgium, …
Sholom Secunda
… prevented him from focusing all of his efforts on musical studies. He finally found a match at the Institute of … year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … work of that season was 'Mayn yidishe maydle' (My Jewish Girl). That same year, William Rolland opened a …
Mordekhai Seter
… three choirs and orchestra depicting the redemption of the Jewish people. This oratorio has been considered since its … Many are based on tunes or motives derived from Mizrahi (Jewish Near-Eastern) traditions. Unlike most composers of … and heterophonic rather than homophonic (following his studies with Nadia Boulanger, who stressed Renaissance …
Gershon Sirota
… and opera. Although Sirota excelled in his secular music studies, pressure began to mount for him to focus more on … Low. Sirota and his choir starred in the grand concert of Jewish music of 1902, performed at the reception for … with such titles as, “King of the Hazzanim” and the “Jewish Caruso.” It is said that Sirota had a generous …
Mordekhai Hershman
… in New York City at Tomashevsky’s Theatre appeared in The Jewish Daily News of February 20, 1920. The enthusiastic … by Tchaikovsky.” Echoes of his appearances dotted the Jewish press that did not spare any superlatives. On … to Solovio [unidentified location], where he continued his studies under Chazan Dorfman [unidentified]. By 1905 Chazan …
Eliezer S. Abinun
… Abinun Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1912. He began his studies at the Jewish seminary in Sarajevo, where his father, though not a … 16th century. With its vigorous cultural life and vibrant Jewish press, it eventually flourished as a center of Jewish …
Gideon Klein
… Gymnasium. While in Prague, he supplemented his formal studies with private piano lessons with teacher Ruzena … in the occupied Czech territories. Klein’s university studies ended abruptly, at which time he began studying … Klein relocated his performances to the private homes of Jewish colleagues and friends. Klein’s commitment to the …