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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 … Smetana. In the summer of 1944, Schächter presented a vocal concert dedicated entirely to Smetana's compositions in …
Egon Ledeč
… until rejoining the Czech Philharmonic as an associate concertmaster in 1926. He held this post until the German … in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber … in Theresienstadt (Terezín) … Violinist … Composer … Concertmaster … Czech … Philharmonic … Terezin … …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… This discovery sparked Schul's interest in Jewish musical themes, which he began to incorporate into his … Schul did not exclusively compose thematically Jewish music while interned in Terezín. For example, Schul composed … in the context of Viktor Ullmann ’s 'Studio for New Music' concert series. Fortunately some of Schul’s compositions …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a handful of piano … group. The play was accompanied by an orchestra of one concertina and a group of comb players conducted by Zeira …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … a talented pianist, dedicated to propagating contemporary music throughout Europe. Reiner concertized regularly and was a sought after accompanist …
Karel Ančerl
… conducting and composition at the Prague Conservatory of Music. After graduating in 1929, Ančerl worked for Hermann … young and talented violinist Karel Kröhlich was chosen as concertmaster, seconded by veteran violinist Egon Ledeč. Terezín’s music critic Victor Ullmann wrote the following review of …
Marysia (Miriam) Eisenstadt
… Young singer who performed classical and Jewish music concerts in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. … …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … and prize-winning films, videos and multi-media shows, concerts, and full-fledged musical and dramatic shows that … years in New York, N.Y., with his wife Tsipora, who was a concert pianist and musicologist, formerly on the Music …
Avraham Slep
… It is not known where he was born or where he received his musical education. Slep began his career as a singing … a professor of solfege at the Vilna Institute of Jewish Music, among whose teachers was Eliyahu Malkin, the teacher … school. Whenever possible, Slep and his choir performed in concerts in the ghetto. A few months before the destruction …
Ronit Widmann-Levy
… and in Europe. She has performed in many opera houses, concert halls, and festivals around the globe performing a variety of musical roles. Widmann-Levy is also renowned for her …