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Hanoch Jacoby
… and immigrated to Palestine in 1934. Took part in Israel's musical life as a violinist in the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … preferred Iraqi style. He was very important to Baghdadi musical life – headed the Iraqi broadcasting channel ensemble and …
Betty Olivero
… for the Performing Arts (Israel, 2004), the ACUM prize for Life Achievements (Israel, 2004), the Prime Minister's … form, yet is inspired by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material appears in rich, nuanced … tunes and medieval music integrated into a contemporary musical language. Olivero's compositions have been performed …
Pnina Salzman
… which she gained outstanding reviews: 'Only once more in my life has a young artist inspired me to such an exultant … But I fancy an innate sensibility and vitality of musical mind and feeling will preserve her from all that.” ( … I played all of his chamber music with piano; it was hard, musically, not technically, but most rewarding' (interview …
Oedoen Partos
… Tel Aviv 1977, immigrated in 1938) had an impact on Israeli musical life immediately after his arrival, and throughout his lifetime. He was the first laureate of the Israel Prize …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… Eliyahu Navon excelled as well. From an early stage in life, Navon was influenced by the new currents which spread … 50 of these songs and melodies, transcribed in printed musical notation. After some time, he became acquainted with … said that he was a main vessel in bringing Judeo- Turkish musical traditions to Eretz-Yisrael and that he had great …
Else Lasker-Schüler
… a German-Jewish poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin and her poetry. She was one of the few … fled Nazi Germany and lived out the rest of her life in Jerusalem. Some of Lasker-Schüler's poems were … my native well'), performed by Ofra Haza. In addition, musical works were composed according to Lasker-Schüler's …
Joseph Papernikoff
… Thanks to his voice, a beautiful alto voice, and his musical hearing, he was accepted at the age of 8 to the … of Jewish identity. Papernikoff was active in the cultural life of the party and published his poems in a pamphlet … Papernikov has published poems (including poems about the life of the Land of Israel), stories, and literary criticism …
Edwin Seroussi
… Prof. Seroussi’s research focuses on the sacred and secular musical cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, … and the role of reception and consumption in the making of musical cultures. He has published extensively on these … Council of UNESCO. For his contributions to the musical life of Israel and to the research of Jewish and Israeli …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … various jobs to sustain himself and his family, because his musical activities did not provide him with sufficient … transcriptions of Yemenite singing, a portion of 'Adaki's lifetime work of collecting and recording Yemenite singing. …