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Isadore Freed
… was born in Brest-Litovsk , Russia on March 26, 1900 . At the age of three, his family immigrated to the United States … made his compositional debut in 1926 at a concert sponsored by the Friends of Chamber Music in Philadelphia . The … United States , Freed founded the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and Composers’ Laboratory. The Laboratory was a …
David Beyglman
… at a young age, studying several instruments, chiefly the clarinet and the violin. In 1912, he became the director … affiliated with the Azazel and Ararat Yiddish Theaters centered in Lodz. In the winter of 1940, Begylman along with … In the early years of the war, the ghetto's Symphony Orchestra, the Lodz Choral Society Hazamir and the Revue …
Boris Thomashefsky
… a small town near Kiev, Ukraine in 1868. He immigrated to the United States in 1881, and settled in New York City. … Frank Wolf. With Wolf’s financial backing, Thomashefsky orchestrated an American tour for a Yiddish theater company … Witch” at Turn Hall on August 18, 1882. This production, credited to Thomashefsky’s initiative, is commonly considered …
Gideon Klein
… composer, born December 6, 1919, in Přerov (Moravia). At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and … the Freizeitgestaltung , all musical activities were sponsored, albeit closely scrutinized, by Nazi officials in … disbanded most of the chamber ensembles, choruses and orchestras active in the camp. In October of 1944, Klein was …
Hans Krása
… 30, 1899 in Prague . Krása began taking piano lessons at the school of Theresie Wallerstein at the age of six. At age … of Hans’ earliest compositions. When Hans wrote his first orchestral work at the age of eleven, his father hired a spa orchestra in Salzburg to perform the piece. Again …
Emanuel Zamir
… Emanuel Zamir was a unique figure in the field of Hebrew Folksong (Zemer Ivri). He was born in … acquainted with sheep breeding, a theme which later appeared in several of his songs. Zamir's songs, in general, for … groups of singers and players, and founded a small orchestra, that was later turned into the IDF Orchestra. He …
Mordekhai Zeira
… classical music in both Operas that he went to with his mother, and through his sister's playing. He was also exposed … was with the poet Yaakov Orland . Their names appeared together so many times, that many thought that Zeira's … party of his youth group. The play was accompanied by an orchestra of one concertina and a group of comb players …
Yosef Hadar
… was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were both members of the … attending Ohel Shem High School, Hadar founded a string orchestra which consisted of violins, mandolins and a solo … the day. After graduating from high school, Hadar volunteered for the 'Notrim' police unit. During the War of …
Karel Reiner
… (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and composition at the … these years was substantial; he completed works for orchestra, chorus, and piano, chamber music, and songs. He … songs with socialist themes such as: The Rocket with a Red Banner ; The War Atom ; and No, Yankee, No. He also …
Karel Ančerl
… Karel Ančerl, conductor, born April 11, 1908 in Tučapy (Southern Bohemia). Karel Ančerl studied conducting and … at the Munich Opera House. He went on to conduct the orchestra in the Liberated Theater in Prague and from … After the war, Ančerl returned to Prague and was offered a position as conductor of the Prague Opera house. In …