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Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … performing, combining his classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew … his career, likely due to his will to achieve proper expression for his oriental-influenced music, and to work with …
Sholom Secunda
… and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of … career came to a venerable halt. However, he continued his musical and general education at Eron Prep School, and began … and 'Golden Time.' Although critics from the New York press didn't cover productions staged in Newark Theaters, …
Gershon Sirota
… grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … styles. Yakovkin encouraged Sirota to consider studying music formally at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. Based on … Although Sirota excelled in his secular music studies, pressure began to mount for him to focus more on his …
Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among the first … immensely influenced by the Second Viennese school. As expressed in his colorful, thought-provoking autobiography and … Schoenberg ’s in Style and Idea : against nationalism in music that is based on folklore, and (implicitly) supporting …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in Florence , with a focus of piano … belonging to a race so unjustly persecuted; I wanted to express this pride in some large work, glorifying the splendor …
Mordekhai Hershman
… the Russian Army, but it is said that his officer was so impressed by his tenor voice that he released him from duty so … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … the porous line separating secular from the religious musical practices led by great cantors of the time such as …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a local hazzan and as an ud musician. He also supported himself by selling embroidered … in his ensemble. The Arab public took this move as an expression of Mizrahi’s support for Zionism, and as a result …
Eliezer S. Abinun
… century. With its vigorous cultural life and vibrant Jewish press, it eventually flourished as a center of Jewish … He was an acknowledged authority on both the liturgical music and the secular Romancero tradition of the Sephardim. …
Jacques Offenbach
… was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to … (Théâtre des Jeunes Elèves) and the Passage Choiseul. Impressed by the continued success of Offenbach’s Bouffes …
Jan Peerce
… was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from regular radio broadcasts of Radio City Music Hall performances won him recognition as a gifted … Rigoletto . Conductor Arturo Toscanini was particularly impressed by Peerce’s vocal talent, and shortly after his …