Gad Avrahami
Gad Avrahami (Hebrew: גד אברהמי) (born 1952 in Kibbutz Shamir)[1] is a composer active in Israel and elsewhere.
Biographical information[edit]
Studied under the Professor of Composition and Music Theory Leon Schidlowsky (active also in graphic multi-media and the fine arts) at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv University.[2]
Compositions written by Avrahami have received radio broadcasts in Israel, the Netherlands, Germany, Scotland, Turkey and Hong Kong. [1][3] He has stated that his greatest musical influences are Alban Berg, who studied with Arnold Schoenberg (associated with German Expressionism) for six years,[4] and Olivier Messiaen (a person who stated his experiences of synaesthesia influenced his composing activities).[3] In 1997 and also 2005 he received the Israeli Prime Minister award.[5] The award ceremony took place at the Israel Music Conservatory, Tel Aviv, on June 30, 2005.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b . Hong Kong composers Guild] http://www.hkcg.org/iscm_site/program%20detail/14_10_e1430.html. Retrieved 2011-09-02. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ The Living Composers Project Retrieved 2011-09-02
- ^ a b c Israel Music Centre. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ website that due to construction at the destination address no longer shows the originally referenced text [Retrieved 2011-09-02] instead please go to > theartstory.org Retrieved 2011-11-29
- ^ IMI Retrieved 2011-09-02
External links[edit]
- Israel music Centre a list of compositions