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Boris Thomashefsky
… enriched the Yiddish theater. Firstly, he was dedicated to promoting Jacob Gordin and Leon Kobrin's literary Yiddish …
Gideon Klein
… continued even after his deportation to Theresienstadt. From the beginning of his internment until his deportation to … Novak and Arnold Schoenberg. A selection of Klein's works from 1941-1945 include: String Quartet, Opus 2 (1941), Duo …
Hans Krása
… Klein Buhne (Small Stage) in Prague . Krása’s Anna Song from Hoffmeister’s play was particularly well received, and … years after the premier. Krása himself used the theme from Anna Song as the base for two later works, the String … work has been renewed through a variety of projects that promote performances of Brundibár for audiences all around …
Emanuel Zamir
… he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of agriculture. This includes shepherds with … of the National Base for the Arts. Following his discharge from military service in 1950, he went on to finish his … that prepared a Hebrew folksong for performance. Apart from these small bands, Zamir also established a main band, …
Egon Ledeč
… Otakar Ševečik. In 1908, two years after graduating from the conservatory, Ledeč joined the Czech Philharmonic. … in composition while in Terezín. His only surviving work from the years 1942-1944 is Gavotte for String Quartet …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… Paul Hindemith, until he fled to Prague to seek refuge from German persecution. During the years 1937-38, Schul … for safe keeping. Schul died in Terezín on June 20, 1944 from tuberculosis. An additional biography can be accessed …
Mordekhai Zeira
… of Yemenite music, in accordance to the theater's request. From 1930 to 1933 he worked at the Dead Sea factories, and on … because you were part of them. For example, a young man from Kibbutz H anita died in action. This inspired me to … southern frontier of Israel's independence war, and went from base to base to teach his songs to the soldiers. One of …
Yosef Hadar
… repertoire and contemporary Israeli repertoire from his parents. At the age of seven, Hadar's family moved … a famous piano tuner of the day. After graduating from high school, Hadar volunteered for the 'Notrim' police … Prof. Leo Kestenberg and Emanuel Amiran. There he studied from 1949 to 1953 and was among the first graduating class. …
Karel Reiner
… at the Master School under Josef Suk and Alois Hába. Aside from his interest in composition, Reiner was a talented … issued a ban on public performances by Jewish musicians. From 1939 until 1943, Reiner worked for the Jewish Community … and performed the incidental music for Edmund Rostand’s The Romancers, staged by Vlasta Schönová in the “Hamburg” …
Karel Ančerl
… the orchestra in the Liberated Theater in Prague and from 1933-1938, worked as a sound engineer and conductor at … 1947, he accepted a post as conductor of the Czech RSO. From 1950-1968 he conducted the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, …