Menachem Avidom Explained

Menachem Avidom
Native Name:מנחם אבידום
Native Name Lang:he
Birth Name:Mendel Mahler-Kalkstein
Birth Date:6 January 1908
Birth Place:Stanislaviv, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality:Israeli
Occupation:Composer
Known For:
  • Israeli composer
  • General Secretary of the Israeli Philharmonic
  • Director of ACUM
  • Chair of the Israel Composer's League
Education:American University of Beirut, Paris Conservatory
Awards:Israel Prize (1961)

Menachem Avidom (Hebrew: מנחם אבידום) (January 6, 1908 – August 5, 1995) was an Israeli composer. His Hebrew surname is the combination of the names of his daughters Daniella and Miriam (Avi - the father of; D - for Daniella; O - and; M - for Miriam).

Biography

Avidom was born Mendel Mahler-Kalkstein in Stanislaviv, Austria-Hungary on January 6, 1908.[1] This put him in Poland after World War I. He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1925 and, soon after, went to study at the American University of Beirut (from 1926 to 1928). After further studies at the Paris Conservatory (from 1928 to 1931) with Henri Rabaud, he moved to Tel Aviv, where he taught music theory. From 1945 through 1952 he served as general secretary of the Israeli Philharmonic. In 1955 he was named director of the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (ACUM); a post he remained in for twenty five years.[1] [2] He was also chair of the Israel Composer's League from 1958 through 1971.[1]

He died in Tel Aviv, Israel, on August 5, 1995.[3]

Awards

Works

Vocal
Orchestral
Chamber music

See also

Further reading

See also: Mahler (surname) and Kalkstein.

Notes and References

  1. Michal Ben-Zur. Avidom [Mahler-Kalkstein], Menahem. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.01594. 2001.
  2. Encyclopedia: Avidom (Mahler-Kalkstein), Menahem. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234625/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2587501659.html. dead. September 20, 2018. Encyclopedia Judaica. January 1, 2007. September 20, 2018. subscription . HighBeam.
  3. News: Menachem Avidom; Pioneer Israeli Composer. Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1995.
  4. Web site: Israel Prize recipients in 1961 (in Hebrew) . cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203941/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashka . March 7, 2012 . dead .