(43 results found)
Mark Kopytman
… taught at the Leningrad Conservatory before emigrating to Israel, where he has taught at the Rubin Academy in … from the opera, 1966/1980), October Sun (1974), Kaddish (orchestra, 1981), Memory (voice and orchestra, 1982), Eight … 1993) and the series Cantus I-VII (symphonic and chamber works, 1980-2000). … Israeli composer … 11807 … …
Yizhak Edel
… and settled in Tel Aviv. During his first year of life in Israel, Edel became acquainted with important figures of … works include vocal repertoire (cantatas and songs), and chamber and orchestral music. Many of Edel's songs were written due to …
Ernest Bloch
… pieces such as Schelomo (1916), a rhapsody for cello and orchestra based on the figure of Solomon and the book of … the suite Baal Shem (1923) for violin and piano, the Israel Symphony (1916) and Avodath Hakodesh (1933) for … were more varied in style; he focused on writing for the chamber ensemble and began experimenting with neo-classical …
Zecharia Plavin
… youthful recitals throughout Lithuania. From 1977 in Israel, graduated from Tel Aviv University and Music Academy … concert activities since 1980, including Israel Philharmonc Orchestra, and other orchestras, also in Europe and USA, … to Franz Liszt, Maurice Ravel and Jean Sibelius). Numerous chamber music collaborations in Israel, Germany and …
Marc Lavry
… In 1929, Lavry was hired to conduct the Berliner Symphony Orchestra, and three years later in 1932 received a post as … for the broadcasts. 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
… 1994, immigrated to Palestine in 1926) received the Israel Prize in 1965 for his Midnight Vigil ( Tikkun Hatzot ), an oratorio for tenor, three choirs and orchestra depicting the redemption of the Jewish people. … in the Israeli repertoire. In the 1950's he wrote mostly chamber music, notably the often-performed Sonata (two …
Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among … with Hindemith). Almost half of Tal’s over 100 works are orchestral and stage works (operas, oratorios). Only a dozen … mostly in the 1960's and 1970's. He has written over 20 chamber pieces, including three string quartets (1959, 1964, …
Mordekhai Hershman
… performing at synagogues and as a soloist with local orchestras. In 1920, he emigrated to the United States. The … of the “well-known cantor Mordecai Hershman to the Land of Israel.” The size of the title equals the one announcing of … this master piece in the United States accompanied by a chamber orchestra consisting of strings and wind …
Joseph Kaminski
… in Warsaw, as the first violin in the Warsaw Radio Symphony Orchestra. Immigrated to Palestine in 1937 to play first violin in the Palestine Orchestra (later 'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra'), until his retirement in … compositions are works for solo instruments, orchestral and chamber works. … Violinist & composer … Joseph Kaminski …
Isadore Freed
… debut in 1926 at a concert sponsored by the Friends of Chamber Music in Philadelphia . The program included a … the United States , Freed founded the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and Composers’ Laboratory. The Laboratory was a … a post as organist and choirmaster at Temple Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia . In 1944, Freed headed the …