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Moshe Koussevitsky
… education. He received his first cantorial post at the Great Synagogue of Vilna. In 1924, Koussevitsky was chosen … Africa and Israel , gaining wide recognition as one of the greatest cantors of his time. … Cantor … Moshe Koussevitsky …
Myer Leoni
… in England . In 1767 he took a position as cantor of the Great Synagogue in London , but continued performing in … only ran for a short time. In 1787, Leoni left the Great Synagogue and moved to Jamaica where he was hired as … … Composers … Cantor … Composer … Opera … Singer … London … Great … Synagogue … Yigdal … Myer Leoni …
Gustav Mahler
… Opera, a post that cemented his reputation as one of the greatest conductors of his time. Mahler remained at the … of Mahler’s corpus consists of his ten symphonies and his great output of vocal music, including song-symphonies, …
Sholom Secunda
… age of seven Sholom was invited to join the choir of the Great Synagogue in Nicholayev under the tutelage of … fee of 30 rubles a month—while meager, his salary was a great help to his family. Sholom’s reputation spread quickly … was 175 miles away from Nicholayev and it was with great trepidation that Sholom’s mother Anna sent him to …
Bezalel Shulsinger
… . His compositions (notated by his students) achieved great popularity and had a strong influence on synagogue …
Gershon Sirota
… of Salomon Sulzer at the Seitenshteten Temple. Singer was greatly impressed by the young man’s talent and helped to … top to bottom. The crowds which remained outside were even greater; men and women, young and old who tried without success to get in to hear the concert by this great tenor and the choir under the direction of Herr Low. …
Michele Bolaffi
… early 19th century. His tenure as musical director of the Great Synagogue of Livorno can be considered a turning point …
Mordekhai Hershman
… he was offered the important position as hazzan of the Great Synagogue of Vilnus (Lithuania) at the young age of … of his figure are comparable to those showered on the greatest starts of the opera and concert stage, including … Der Moment announced the coming of Hershman for “a great concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall“. The Hebrew …
Alter Yehiel Karniol
… to Russia to take a position of chief hazzan at the Great Synagogue in Odessa in 1889. With the onslaught of …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… the career. In 1926, he was invited to perform at the great Synagogue Eliyahu Ha’Navi in Alexandria , Egypt . In … became one of the leading composers of Tunisian song. The great Tunisian singers of the time, both Muslim and Jewish, … his contract. Jewish-Tunisian singer Raul Jorno was a great admirer of Asher Mizrahi. In an interview on Israeli …