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Joseph Michael Gusikow
… Musician. Born in Shklov , Belorussia to a fam il y of 'Klezmerim.' Became famous in Europe as a virtuoso musician, wh il e touring and playing on a self-made … as King Leopold of Belgium. Guzikow was highly praised by musicians such as as Felix Mendelssohn, and met with him …
Ami Maayani
… both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements of Arab music throughout his works. He is known internationally for … no.4, 1982). Maayani studied architecture before his music studies, and after completing his musical education, he studied philosophy. He chaired the …
Rahamim Amar
… lived in the city for twenty generations. He started his music career as a trumpet player in the British Police Band, … After his release from the police, he began to play other musical instruments, especially plucked string instruments, … life and also acquired proficiency in the use of Western musical notation. Amar’s career as a performing musician …
Marcus Hast
… the rare items is Hast's earliest collection of synagogue music from 1878 which he edited in collaboration with the … regarding Hast that appeared in the yahoo group jewishulmusic : Hast claims to have published the first volume of Ashkenazi Synagogue music in England (the very first of all, [David Aharon] De …
Theodore Holdheim
… to Palestine in 1933, settling in Kibbutz Bet-Alfa. Studied music in Israel and in the U.S., and continued to study … Was very active as an educator in Israel in the fields of music and science. His compositional style was based on writing communicative and easily-accessible music. He has written music for Kibbutz events. His other …
Hanoch Jacoby
… and immigrated to Palestine in 1934. Took part in Israel's musical life as a violinist in the Israeli Philharmonic … quartets, and also as director of the Jerusalem Academy of Music. Composed in a conservative, tonal style. …
Eli Jaffe
… from The Hebrew University and the Rubin Academy of Music. Conducted all of Israel's major orchestras, as well … several orchestras abroad. Recorded many albums of Jewish music. Established several institutions for the advancement … Composing and arranging cantorial works, in addition to art music. … Israeli conductor … Eli Jaffe …
Max Janowski
… Germany and immigrated to the U.S. in 1937. He was a musical director of KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in …
Tzipora Jochsberger
… to Israel in 1939, and studied in the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Moved to the US in 1952, and received a PhD in Jewish Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972. Published several collections of Jewish music, and an instructional book for the recorder based on …
Leo Kestenberg
… Hungary. He developed the "Kestenberg Reform," in musical education in Germany. In 1938 Kestenberg arrived to … the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra), and later founded the Music Teachers' Training College in Tel Aviv. … Pianist and …