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Rahamim Amar
… and was the 20th generation in Jerusalem. He started his music career when he served as a trumpet player in the … his release from the army, he began to specialize in other musical instruments. He especially loved plucked string … more modern elements in his compositions, taken from Israeli music. His purpose in this combination was to make …
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 … and chamber music. Sources: Encyclopedia Judaica, IMI. … Israeli composer … Theodore Holdheim …
Hanoch Jacoby
… and immigrated to Palestine in 1934. Took part in Israel's musical life as a violinist in the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and in different string … 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 … and arranging cantorial works, in addition to art music. … Israeli conductor … Eli Jaffe …
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. … music, and an instructional book for the recorder based on Israeli songs. Her compositions include many works with …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … preferred Iraqi style. He was very important to Baghdadi musical life – headed the Iraqi broadcasting channel … performances with the Arabic Orchestra of Kol Yisrael (Israeli Broadcasting Authority). Despite their radio show, …
Yinam Leef
… A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website: 'President of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Yinam Leef (Born in Jerusalem in 1953) is … Leef is twice the recipient of the Prime Minister Prize for Israeli Composers (1993 and 2006). Leef is a professor of …
Yehoshua Lakner
… settled in 1963. Lakner's compositions include incidental music, works with the use of computers, and more. … Israeli composer … Composers … Composer … Incidental … Music … Yehoshua Lakner …
Betty Olivero
… Betty Olivero is a contemporary Israeli composer, who has lived during most of her career in … Italy. She is a full professor of composition at the Music Department in Bar-Ilan University. Betty Olivero is a … was awarded the Koussevitzky Award by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation and the Library of Congress, Washington …
Pnina Salzman
… writings about Pnina Salzman. She was the first renowned Israeli pianist to conquer concert stages in Europe and in … But I fancy an innate sensibility and vitality of musical mind and feeling will preserve her from all that.” ( … Since 1969, she taught at the Samuel Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, where she became a professor …