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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 … the years after World War I, Achron toured extensively as a concert violinist throughout Europe and the Near East , … the most noted of which are his violin sonatas and concertos, the Golem Suite (1932) and his incidental music …
Emanuel Aguilar
… Grace Aguilar, was born in London in 1824. He received his musical education in Piano Performance and Composition in … to begin his teaching career, but continued to give regular concerts of classical repertoire. His corpus includes two … three symphonies, three cantatas and a number of chamber music and solo piano works. Aguilar is best known for his …
Moshe Koussevitsky
… in hazzanut. Koussevitsky was identified early on as a musical protégé and at the age of eight joined a synagogue … Europe performing in synagogues as well as in secular concert halls. At the outbreak of World War II, Koussevitsky …
Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … across Europe, playing classical repertoire in his concerts. In 1923 he immigrated to Palestine and continued … Hassidic music and Hebrew songs. In addition to giving concerts, he also worked as a piano teacher. During the same …
Sholom Secunda
… In November 1907 Mr. Wolf, a manager of cantors and concert artists in New York, offered to help pay for the … and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of Synagogues and concert halls. During his first year in the US, at the age …
Mordekhai Seter
… occasions, was chosen to conclude the first Israeli Music Celebration (September 1998; an annual festival … as a 10-year old child, and at 16 he went to further his musical education in Europe (Paris, 1932-1937, studying with … 1972), Mirvahim ( Intervals , 1973), the tumultuous Concertante (first piano quartet, 1973/81), four string …
Gershon Sirota
… grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … While working in Vilna, Sirota staged several large-scale concerts with the help of colleague Leo Low. Sirota and his choir starred in the grand concert of Jewish music of 1902, performed at the reception …
Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among the first … in his biography are electronic. Among them are some of his concertos for a solo instrument and electronic tape (nos. 5 … 12 pieces for his instrument, the piano (in addition to the concertos). These include his often-performed 1950 Sonata , …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in … Heifitz commissioned Castelnuovo-Tedesco to write a violin concerto. In response to rising anti-Semitism in Italy , he … Speaking about the composition of the Heifitz concerto, Castelnuovo-Tedesco later commented, “I felt proud …
Mordekhai Hershman
… to those showered on the greatest starts of the opera and concert stage, including quotations from critics of the … his time at Beth El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout …