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Pinhas Jassinowsky
… Ukraine . Jassinowsky’s first exposure to Jewish liturgical music was as a choirboy under director Pinhas Minkowski in Kherson . He went on to study music in St. Petersburg where he worked as an assistant … extensively, performing in Synagogues and giving public concerts. Jassinowsky was also a prolific composer of …
Jacques Offenbach
… was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to … daughter of a saloon owner and daughter-in-law of London concert agent John Mitchell. Throughout this time, Offenbach …
Jan Peerce
… was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from regular radio broadcasts of Radio City Music Hall performances won him recognition as a gifted … as a guest cantor in local synagogues and in cantorial concerts. Peerce also made several recordings of cantorial …
Eitan Avitzur
… Born in Jerusalem, 1941. Avitzur started his musical career as a conductor of high school ensembles and … He has conducted all the important orchestras of Israel in concerts, recordings for the Israeli radio and television … role in Israel's musical life, performing educational youth concerts, world premiers of Israeli compositions, recordings …
Joseph Shlisky
… a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … was also known to perform traditional hazzanut songs on the concert stage, including Al Hatzadikim , Omar Raboeliozor , … generosity, and often performed at fundraisers and benefit concerts for charitable organizations. In remembering his …
David Putterman
… , et al.) and was a popular cantor who performed in concerts and on the radio. Founded a project which consisted … of commissioning various famous composers to compose music for the synagogue. A collection of his compositions … Encyclopedia Judaica . (*The photo is taken from yiddishmusic website) … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – …
Isadore Freed
… States and settled in Philadelphia , PA. Freed studied music formally at the University of Pennsylvania, where he … Weiss. Freed made his compositional debut in 1926 at a concert sponsored by the Friends of Chamber Music in … were performed as part of the Chamber Orchestra’s annual concert series. Aside from his compositional activities, …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … and in the home. In addition, there were many professional concerts and theater shows staged in the House of Culture … Choral Society Hazamir and the Revue Theater gave regular concerts, many of which were conducted and directed by David …
Julius Chajes
… Kauder. At the age of 15, Chajes performed his piano concerto Romantic Fantasy with the Vienna Symphony … appointed head of the piano department at the Beit L'viyim Music Academy of Tel Aviv. In 1934, a farewell recital in … Chajes conducted extensive research on ancient Hebrew music. In the wake of this research and due to the local …
Hans Krása
… genuine Amati violin and arranged lessons for him with the concertmaster of the German opera house in Prague . Krása’s … 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 …