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Nehama Lifshitz
… and immigrated to Israel in 1969. She was perceived as the symbol of 'the Jews of silence,' which were not allowed to immigrate from the U.S.S.R. to Israel in the sixties and seventies. … …
Jascha Nemtsov
… a special music school and was awarded a gold medal. He then continued his musical education at the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory where he graduated … Jascha Nemtsov’s repertoire is wide and varied: Besides of the Classic and Romantic repertoire, he is especially …
Betty Olivero
… Florence, Italy. She is a full professor of composition at the Music Department in Bar-Ilan University. Betty Olivero is a winner of the most prestigious Emet Prize for Art, Science and … contribution to society. In 2000 Olivero was awarded the Koussevitzky Award by the Koussevitzky Music …
Pnina Salzman
… “The first lady of the piano in Israel,' and, 'She is considered the first Israel-born pianist to achieve international fame”... these and similar phrases color many writings about Pnina …
Ronit Seter
… music and specializes in Israeli art music. She served on the faculties of Peabody Conservatory, George Washington … and American University, Washington, DC. A contributor to the Grove Music Online (12 entries), she has published in … Judaica, Tempo, Notes, Min-Ad, Musica Judaica, Journal of the American Musicological Society and Journal of …
Ezra Aharon ("Azuri")
… recording both Iraqi and Egyptian styles by 1929. He was the prizewinner for the ‘ud at the 1932 International Congress of Oriental Music, Cairo. …
Verdina Shlonsky
… in 1944), composer, pianist, essayist, and critic, was the only widely known woman composer of her generation. She … a piano concerto, a cantata, chamber music, music for the theater, and many songs (Lieder and popular). Her orchestral …
Oedoen Partos
… after his arrival, and throughout his lifetime. He was the first laureate of the Israel Prize (1954) among Israeli composers, a prize … and violist, and exceptional musician in general, he was the principal violist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra …
Ben-Zion Orgad
… Orgad has been most known as a principal figure on the music education scene for over three decades. He served as the national Superintendent of Music Education between 1975 … with Rosowsky , Ben-Haim , and Tal in Jerusalem , and in the US with Copland . He is also known for the importance of …
Yardena Alotin
… Yardena Alotin (Tel-Aviv, 1930-1994) is the only well known woman composer of her generation. She … Nof (1952), Psalm 133 (1965), and Holiday Song (1984). These follow the Mediterranean style in its early and later developments. …