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Gil Aldema
… neighborhood (today Giv'atayim), Israel. As a child, he played piano and violin and studied harmony under composer …
Zecharia Plavin
… (piano class of Professor Marietta Azizbekova). Played youthful solos under Maestro Saulius Sondeckis and …
Joseph Achron
… the Golem Suite (1932) and his incidental music to plays by Shalom Aleichem, Sholem Asch, and Abraham … in Berlin and gave concerts in different German cities. His playing was praised by Joseph Joachim, one of the … European violinists of that time: “In elegance of playing, Achron matches Jan Kubelik, but he exceeds him in …
Arno Nadel
… in Philadelphia. Nadel was also an accomplished poet and playwright. His first book of verse, Aus vorletzten und … works dealt with Jewish and Biblical themes, including the play, Adam (1917), and poetry collections: Rot und … … 0 … Poet … Musicologist … Playwright … Researcher … Collector … Cantor … WWII … …
Nahum Nardi
… his graduation, Nardi began performing across Europe, playing classical repertoire in his concerts. In 1923 he … After his separation from Tzefira, Nardi went back to playing classical concert music, for which he received … Ahuva Tsadok, and Miryam Ya'akovi. In addition, he also played with singers of different origin, such as Sarah …
Sholom Secunda
… Joseph Rumshinksy was marked to compose the music for the play, but Gabel couldn’t turn down Sholom’s offer to work … agreed to let Sholom compose the score for 'Justice,' a play by Solomon Shmulewitz. To mediate the failure of … Theater in Newark, New Jersey. He arranged scores for two plays in the 1917-1918 season, 'Children Come Home' by …
Efraim Di-Zahav (Goldstein)
… the piyut, 'Eliahu ha Navi (Elijah the Prophet),' which was played on Kol Israel Radio every Shabbat. On December 22, …
Mordekhai Hershman
… were to be found in most Jewish households with phonograph players. Not being a composer, Hershman used his …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… ‘Mr. Asher, would you be so kind as to teach me how to play the ud?’ ‘Who are you?’ he asked. ‘I am the niece of … a famous singer), how can you refuse?’ Asher taught her to play the ud, and other basic instruments of song and dance.” …
David Zehavi
… Leah Goldis, pushed him to get a musical education and playing the violin. But Zehavi preferred to play the piano. He began studying with the pianist Miriam …