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Marc Lavry
… Marc Lavry was born in Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories … Lavry was also a prolific composer of Israeli art music, with a large corpus of oratorios, chamber and orchestral works, popular songs, and theater …
Mordekhai Seter
… occasions, was chosen to conclude the first Israeli Music Celebration (September 1998; an annual festival … in the Israeli repertoire. In the 1950's he wrote mostly chamber music, notably the often-performed Sonata (two … to introverted, enigmatic, and exceptionally coherent chamber music in the 1970's and mostly piano music in the …
Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among the first … of Schoenberg’s in Style and Idea : against nationalism in music that is based on folklore, and (implicitly) supporting … mostly in the 1960's and 1970's. He has written over 20 chamber pieces, including three string quartets (1959, 1964, …
Mordekhai Hershman
… El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … the porous line separating secular from the religious musical practices led by great cantors of the time such as … this master piece in the United States accompanied by a chamber orchestra consisting of strings and wind …
Joseph Kaminski
… Born in Odessa, (toady in Ukraine). Studied music in Warsaw, Berlin and Vienna. Worked as a violin … compositions are works for solo instruments, orchestral and chamber works. … Violinist & composer … Joseph Kaminski …
Isadore Freed
… States and settled in Philadelphia , PA. Freed studied music formally at the University of Pennsylvania, where he … debut in 1926 at a concert sponsored by the Friends of Chamber Music in Philadelphia . The program included a … to the United States , Freed founded the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and Composers’ Laboratory. The Laboratory …
Heinrich Schalit
… in various cities. As a composer, Schalit wrote orchestral, chamber, and piano music, as well as songs. He used Hebrew poetry for some of his compositions, and composed Jewish liturgical music. Sources: Nulman, Macy. 'Schalit, Heinrich.' Concise …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … as Instrumental Music Director, Klein gave regular solo and chamber music recitals, public lectures, and private lessons … camp until heavy deportations in 1944 disbanded most of the chamber ensembles, choruses and orchestras active in the …
Hans Krása
… spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position … George Szell. Rather than associating with fellow Czech musicians, Krása often preferred to socialize and work in … works, the String Quartet, “Theme with Variations,” and Chamber music for Cembalo and Seven Instruments . Krása …
Rafael Schächter
… War I, Schächter moved to Brno, where he began his formal musical studies. He continued his studies at the Prague Conservatory of Music, where he received degrees in composition and … in piano. After graduating, Schächter formed a successful Chamber Music Opera, and was a sought after vocal coach. …