Meir Minsky

Meir Minsky (born 16 April 1949) is an American, Israeli, Belgian conductor. A frequent guest among leading orchestras he has performed with more than 100 different orchestras worldwide, including the Munich Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Berlin Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, orchestras in Tokyo, Chicago, Paris, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Bonn, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Basel, Bern, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest and Brussels among others. During the years he has conducted a wide range of repertoire, which includes over 500 entries of music, and has specialized in the late romantic, German and Central European, repertoire of the 19th and early 20th centuries.^[1]

Biography

Born in Lodz, Poland, Meir Minsky was a few months old when his family immigrated to Israel. He is a graduate of the The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in conducting and composition, and in 1977 was awarded a diploma from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome after graduating from Maestro Franco Ferrara’s prestigious Corso di Perfezionamento. He participated in conducting master classes at the festivals of Siena and Ravello, at Teatro La Fenice in Venice and at the Hochschule fur Musik in Cologne (opera conducting). Mr. Minsky has won prizes and awards from the Florence international conducting competition, the Accademia di Santa Cecila, the American Israeli Cultural Foundation, the Ravello festival and others.

Recordings

Mr. Minsky has recorded for the labels of “KOCH lnternational”, ”Marco Polo”, "NAXOS[1]" ”Leonarda” and “Phaedra”. List of recordings music by Joseph Joachim

References

1. ^ "Svensk Konsertdirektion AB". www.loddingkonsert.se. http://www.loddingkonsert.se/artists.asp?id=32. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 

External links

• Meir Minsky Official website
• "Meir Minsky Discography". www.classicsonline.com. http://www.classicsonline.com/conductorbio/31785.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 

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Name	Minsky, Meir
Alternative names
Short description	conductor
Date of birth	16 April 1949
Place of birth	Lodz, Poland
Date of death
Place of death