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Joseph Altschul
… of his many compositions has been preserved (thanks to the work of cantor and researcher Eduard Birnbaum). A …
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
… was born in Warsaw in 1909 to Ukrainian parents. In 1914, the family moved to Russia. Due to the fact that his father founded and directed Hebrew schools in both Warsaw and …
Tzvi Avni
… in Tel-Aviv). A 2001 Israel Prize laureate, Avni is one of the most performed of the second generation. He was the recipient of 1986 ACUM prize for life achievements, and …
Joseph Albaradani
… Joseph Albarandi lived in Baghdad during the tenth century. Sources suggest that he was of Babylonian … Baradan- a suburb of Baghdad. Albarandi composed poems for the Annual Torah reading cycle, in addition to various piyutim. His father, Haim Albaradani was a cantor and a poet, and his …
Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi
… Court musician. Al-Mansur Al-Yahudi was court musician for the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam I in Cordoba, Spain in the early ninth century. An historical source from the 17th century suggests that he was instrumental in …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose members were known as musicians and especially as harpists, hence the family name. Abramo dall'Arpa achieved fame as one of the outstanding harpists of his time. Israel Adler's entry …
Menahem Avidom
… – Tel-Aviv, 1995, immigrated in 1935) was considered one of the most significant composers of his time. He initiated, chaired and supported, from 1955 to the end of his life, some of the most important music institutions in Israel, such as the …
Jacob Bachman
… He began his music studies in Moshe Pasternak’s choir at the local synagogue. When he was eighteen, Bachmann went to study at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Anton Rubinstein, … and went on to perform concerts with Rubinstein. Despite these performances with Rubinstein, who was considered the …
Simeon Bellison
… Clarinetist and teacher. Born in Moscow , immigrated to the U.S. in 1920. Achieved high acclaim in Russia and the U.S. as a clarinetist. Established ensembles which were dedicated to Jewish music both in Russia and in the U.S. Arranged many Jewish compositions for his ensemble …
Abraham Ber Birnbaum
… exposed to music as a young child while accompanying his father on trips to the courts of the Rabbis of Kutsk and Ger, where Abraham would hear …