Menachem Avidom
Menachem Avidom was an Israeli composer. His Hebrew surname is the combination of the names of his daughters Daniella and Miriam.Biography
Avidom was born Mendel Mahler-Kalkstein in Stanislaviv, Austria-Hungary, in 1908. This put him in Poland after World War I. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1925 and, soon after, went to study at the American University of Beirut. After further studies at the Paris Conservatory, he moved to Tel Aviv, where he taught music theory. From 1945, 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.
He died in Tel Aviv, Israel, on August 5, 1995.Awards
- In 1961, Avidom was awarded the Israel Prize for music, in recognition of his opera Alexandra ha'Hashmonait.
Works
;Vocal
- In Every Generation, opera, 1955
- Alexandra ha'Hashmonait, opera, 1961
- The Farewell, opera, 1971
- The First Sin, opera, 1980
- Me'Arat Yodfat, opera
- 4 other operas
- Kantatat t'hilim, cantata, 1955
- 12 Hills, cantata, 1976
;Orchestral
- Symphony No. 3: Yam tichonit, 1952
- 9 other symphonies
- Flute Concerto
- Concertino for violin and orchestra
;Chamber music
