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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 five he began violin lessons with his … and the “idol” of Russian (and Russian-Jewish) musical youth in the first decades of the 20th century, became …
Israel Lovy
… Jewish education at a Yeshiva in Glogau, where his father officiated as a hazzan. From a young age, Lovy traveled as a hazzan serving communities in … . In 1799, Lovy settled in Fürth were he continued his musical and secular education, becoming accomplished in …
Pinhas Minkowski
… Minkokwski was born in Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine, where his father officiated as a cantor. Minkowski studied the cantorial … tradition with his father, and supplemented his basic musical education by joining the choir of Cantor Nissan … Spivak’s post at the Choral Synagogue in Kishnev at the young age of eighteen. He traveled extensively, serving …
Mordekhai Seter
… – Tel-Aviv, 1994, immigrated to Palestine in 1926) received the Israel Prize in 1965 for his Midnight Vigil ( Tikkun … occasions, was chosen to conclude the first Israeli Music Celebration (September 1998; an annual festival … along with Beethoven’s Ninth and Bach’s B minor Mass). The youngest of the founders’ generation, Seter emigrated from …
Gershon Sirota
… Gershon Sirota was born in 1874 in Podolia, where his father officiated as the village cantor. As a boy, Sirota … grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the young boy’s talent. After hearing Sirota’s service, …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… Novaya Ushitsa, Ukraine. As a child, Weisser was exposed to the tradition of Hassidic melodies and Hebrew zemirot … his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, … My Parents I should Join His Choir ,' can be viewed on YouTube courtesy of the Yiddish Book Center. … Cantor & …
Efraim Di-Zahav (Goldstein)
… Born in Jerusalem on January 30, 1902, His father was R. Abraham Moshe Goldstein, a cantor who immigrated … of the renowned cantor Bezalel Odesser-Schulsinger. The young Efraim studied in Heder and Yeshivas, as well as in … time) sang the song 'Tzana Tzana' (words by Yehiel Hagiz, music by Issachar Miron ) for the first time on Radio …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in Florence , with a focus … Italiana di Musica, they continued their support of the young musician through regular performances of his works. In …
Mikhail Gnesin
… Gnesin was born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical education with Cantor Gerovitz and pianist Oscar … work from his “Jewish” period includes: the operas, The Youth of Abraham (1921-23) and The Maccabees (1921); the …
Mordekhai Hershman
… was born in 1888 in Chernigov (Polish: Chernikhov) in the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire, today … hazzan of the Great Synagogue of Vilnus (Lithuania) at the young age of 25. During World War I, Hershman was drafted … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout …