Noam Sheriff
Noam Sheriff
is one of Israels outstanding and most versatile musicians.
1935 born in Tel-Aviv, he studied composition in Tel-Aviv (Paul Ben-Chaim,
Berlin (Boris Blacher and Salzburg (Igor Markevitch.
Since the premiere of his work, Festival Prelude, by the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein in 1957 his works have been performed
regularly in Israel and all over the world.
In his music one finds an original solution to the fusion between East
and West, between the musical elements of the ancient Mediterranean
countries and the musical culture of the West. His special art of orchestration
and his sensitivity for form manifest themselves in the compositions
La Folia Variations (premiered by the Bavarian Radio SO, Trei-Assar
(premiered by the 12 Celli of the Berlin Philharmonic, the String Quartet
(commissioned by the Library of Congress in Washington, Prayers (premiered
by the Israel Chamber Orchestra, Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
(premiered by the Bochum SO, Mechaye Hametim (premiered by the
IPO in Amsterdam Sephardic Passion (IPO, Placido Domingo, Zubin Mehta,
Toledo, Psalms of Jerusalem (Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Sheriff among
many others.
1989-1995 Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Israel Symphony
Orchestra.
Noam Sheriff is Professor for composition and conducting at the Tel-Aviv
University's Rubin Academy of Music. Since July 1998 he was elected
to be the director of this academy |