Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Tzvi Avni
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Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the Great Broadcasting Hall of Funkhaus Halberg, Saarländischer Rundfunk Saarbrücken, between October 2017 and January 2018.
Performer Biography
Heidrun Holtmann won first prize at the prestigious Concours Géza Anda in Zurich in 1982.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tzvi Avni believes that most composers in Israel are more socially, culturally, and politically involved in their society compared to composers in other countries.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tzvi Avni's music combines European musical tradition with traditional Middle Eastern/Mediterranean styles and modern Western musical innovations.
Composer Biography
Tzvi Avni, born in Saarbrücken, Germany, had to start working at 14 to support his family after his father was abducted and never returned.
Performer Biography
Jamie Phillips, the conductor, won the renowned Besançon Conducting Competition in 2012 at the age of 21.
Performer Biography
Heidrun Holtmann, the pianist on this album, began piano lessons at age four and was accepted into the Music Academy of Detmold at nine.
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