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Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … and performance. He composed more than 80 works in his lifetime, the most noted of which are his violin sonatas and …
Marc Lavry
… Marc Lavry was born in Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories … melodies, Israeli folk songs and Chasidic dance and musical idioms. Lavry is recognized as one of the pioneers … as a conductor of the advancement of early musical life in Israel. … Composer & conductor … Composer … …
Nahum Nardi
… the Sephardic community, had a unique influence on Nardi's musical development. During their work together he arranged … 1949 the U.S. television network NBC aired a show about the life and work of Nardi. During the same year, Nardi composed … Eran Nardi, collected his artistic legacy which included musical scores, recordings, and other documents, and handed …
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 … profound influence on Secunda, who continued throughout his life to compose art music that reflected Bloch's style. As …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in Florence , with a focus of piano … The Merchant of Venice (1961). In the last years of his life, Castelnuovo-Tedesco worked as a teacher of film music …
Mikhail Gnesin
… born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical education with Cantor Gerovitz and pianist Oscar … base for his works. Gnesin commented on his use of Jewish musical idioms, “Elements of Jewish music captured my … books on composition, and a study of Rimsky-Korsakov’s life and work. … Russian composer, teacher & writer … Jewish …
Mordekhai Hershman
… the porous line separating secular from the religious musical practices led by great cantors of the time such as … Isaiah (2:1-4) and the uniquely expressive through-composed musical score (8:30 minutes long, published in New York by … following video clip includes many visuals of Hershman’s life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF_qcsZXuZQ Online …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… scholar and teacher. After the first few years of Asher’s life, his family moved outside the old city walls and built … community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … Moshe, Mizrahi became a highly respected figure in the musical life of Jerusalem , writing songs in Ladino, …
Jacques 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 … Julius (age nineteen) to Paris to continue their formal musical education and to search for employment. Jacques was … experienced renewed success in the last years of his life with the debut of Madame Favart (1878) in London and …
Jan Peerce
… Theatre Opera. Peerce was also involved in NYC Jewish musical life, making regular appearances as a guest cantor in local …