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Andre Hajdu
… after the war at the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. There he studied under Endre Szervánszky … tradition of “pure” music. Examples of this are his piano concertos (1968, 1990) and many chamber works for diverse … The Art of Piano-playing , The Book of Challenges , the Concerto for Ten Young Pianists and Orchestra (1977), and …
Jehoash Hirshberg
… Professor of Musicology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Research interests: The musical heritage of the Karaite Jews in Israel. History of … and refugee societies. Origins of the early classical concerto. The music of the late fourteenth century in …
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… (former Kurland or Courland) and began his study of Jewish music in Libau where he trained to be a cantor. He continued … in 1906. In Jerusalem, he began working as a cantor and music teacher at the Hebrew Teacher’s college. Idelsohn was … and piano. There I was able to attend the Gewandhaus concerts under A. Nikisch. I met and married there a …
Louis Lewandowski
… several years. During his illness, Lewandowski attended a concert of celebrated hazzan Hirsch Weintraub , and was so … introduced a new romantic style heavily influenced by the music of Felix Mendelssohn. In 1871, Lewandowski published Kol Rinah U’Tfillah , a complete collection of music for Shabbat and Festivals. His seminal work, Todah …
Joachim Stutschewsky
… a founder of the Society for the Development of Jewish Music in Vienna, and a cellist in the famous Viennese … after immigration, he encouraged Israeli composers to write music based on Jewish heritage. As for himself, he favored … which he often performed and arranged himself. The concerts he initiated in Beit-Brener in Tel-Aviv encouraged …
Boaz Tarsi
… by institutions and performers such as the New York Chamber Music Society, the Israeli Sinfonietta, NYC 92nd street … “The Kitchen,” “Musica Mundana”, the Adonai Foundation concert series in New York city, and the Beer Sheva Theater. … were premiered in a special Israel independence anniversary concert in New York City. In 2001 his liturgical setting …
Samuel Adler
… Massachusetts. There the young Samuel Adler displayed his musical talents at an early age. He became his father’s … studied conducting with Serge Koussevitzky at the Berkshire Music Center. Following his discharge from the United States … 400 published works, including 5 operas, 6 symphonies, 17 concerti, 8 string quartets, 5 oratorios and many other …
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
… for each day's work and when they returned. They also gave concerts for the SS. In 1946, Anita moved to Great Britain …
Eric Mandell
… Mandell passed away in Philadelphia on February 6, 1988. Musically gifted since his youth, he trained under prominent … scores (manuscript and printed) and books about Jewish music while writing for journals on Jewish music and music … pre-War Jewish community in Bochum through public events (concerts of Jewish music included) and tours, also promoted …
Esther - Le Salut d'Israel par Esther: Oratorio en langue hebraique en trois actes (1774) (Video)
… Accompanied by the concert's program notes, including the Hebrew libretto by … and German translations. A co-production of the Jewish Music Research Centre, The Israel Festival and the Israel … . … 74 … 1 … 9 … 1 Video Cassette … Jerusalem … Jewish Music Research Centre … Anthology of Music Traditions in …