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Moishe Oysher
… to Canada in 1921, where he joined a traveling Yiddish theater company. In 1932, he founded a Yiddish theater troupe in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After managing … made numerous recordings of both secular and liturgical music, collaborating on several occasions with Yiddish music …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … Kurz. That same year, he began a double-degree program in musicology and philosophy at the Karl University. In the … in December of 1941, Klein continued to perform in small theaters throughout Prague under the pseudonym Karel Vránek. …
Hans Krása
… spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position as vocal coach at the New German Theater in Prague , under conductor Alexander Zemlisnky. … Prague Radio in March 1933, and then staged in the German theater that same year under conductor George Szell. Rather …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a … at a party of this group. In 1929 Zeira joined the H artom Theater, which only staged one show. In the Theater, Zeira worked as an actor, composer, piano …
Karel Reiner
… 27, 1910 in Žatec (Western Bohemia). Reiner studied law and musicology at the Charles University in Prague, and … He also composed incidental music for the avant-garde theater D-35 and the Esta gramophone company. Reiner was a … play Esther, dramatized by E.F. Burian, the director of the theater D-35. Unlike most other prominent musicians …
Karel Ančerl
… conducting and composition at the Prague Conservatory of Music. After graduating in 1929, Ančerl worked for Hermann … House. He went on to conduct the orchestra in the Liberated Theater in Prague and from 1933-1938, worked as a sound … seconded by veteran violinist Egon Ledeč. Terezín’s music critic Victor Ullmann wrote the following review of …
Nurit Hirsh
… 'Bashana Haba'a,' and 'Lalehet Shevi Ahare'a.' She composed music for poems by Hayim Nahman Bialik, Natan Alterman, Lea … in Jaffa and of 'Habima' theatre, and she accompanied the 'Theater's Club Quartet.' Her songs participated in many … One example is 'Salah Shabati,' which played in 'Habima' Theater. Hirsh composed for several TV series, including: …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … at the Technion's Tel Aviv campus. In June 1939, he married theater actress Berta Yakimovska (1917–2013). Upon his … began working as a pianist and composer at the satirical theater " Hametate " ("The Broom"). He composed music for …
Elio Piattelli
… from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici … period he was director of the choir of the Politeama Theater of Palermo, Sicily. He taught courses in Hebrew … is a first attempt to locate, catalog and analyze his musical compositions and other of his scholarly interests …
Henech Kon
… A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the … W. Levin, ' Henoch Kon' at the Milken Archive of Jewish Music website. 'Henoch Kon' at T he Music and the Holocaust … performer … 0 … Poland … Polish composers … Polish Jewry … Theater music … Yiddish songs … Henech Kon …