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Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … draft into the Russian Army in 1916. In the years after World War I, Achron toured extensively as a concert … of Soviet entertainment music. During the two last years of World War I, Achron served in the music division of the …
Moshe Koussevitsky
… in hazzanut. Koussevitsky was identified early on as a musical protégé and at the age of eight joined a synagogue … as well as in secular concert halls. At the outbreak of World War II, Koussevitsky escaped to Russia , where he …
Marc Lavry
… Marc Lavry was born in Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories … In 1950 Lavry was invited to head the Kol Zion La Gola, the World Zionist Organization's broadcast to the Diaspora. … Lavry was also a prolific composer of Israeli art music, with a large corpus of oratorios, chamber and …
Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … performing, combining his classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew … to perform his songs. In 1947 he represented Israel at the 'World Congress of Music and Sound' in Paris, where his music …
Sholom Secunda
… and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of … career came to a venerable halt. However, he continued his musical and general education at Eron Prep School, and began … would put Sholom on the map outside of the Yiddish theater world, was “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Bei mir bistu sheyn).” In …
Gershon Sirota
… grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … styles. Yakovkin encouraged Sirota to consider studying music formally at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. Based on … he never composed original works, Sirota became known worldwide for his dizzying vocal improvisation. In his own …
Josef Tal (Gruenthal)
… about 100 of his pieces have been published by the Israel Music Institute. He was the most distinctive among the first … of Schoenberg’s in Style and Idea : against nationalism in music that is based on folklore, and (implicitly) supporting … of electronic music in Israel (and among the first in the world), establishing the first Israeli electronic music …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in Florence , with a focus of piano … the United States in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II. In America , Castelnuovo-Tedesco and his …
Mikhail Gnesin
… born in Rostov-on-Don, son to the local Rabbi. He began his musical education with Cantor Gerovitz and pianist Oscar … where he was hired as a composition teacher at the State Music School . After a tenure of ten years, Gnesin traveled … one which is still utilized today in many parts of the world. Gnesin was also a prolific composer in his own right, …
Mordekhai Hershman
… of Vilnus (Lithuania) at the young age of 25. During World War I, Hershman was drafted into the Russian Army, but … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … of the expected concert in Beit Ha’am of Tel Aviv by “the world-renowned cantor Mordercai Hershman with a rich …