Izhak Graziani
Template:Short description Template:Infobox military person Izhak Graziani (Template:Langx; August 4, 1924 - July 7, 2003) was an Israeli music conductor.
Biography
Izhak ("Ziko") Graziani was born in Ruse, Bulgaria, where he studied music and conducting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1948, he immigrated to Israel and joined the IDF Orchestra as a trumpet player.
Graziani died at his home in Ramat Aviv at the age of 79, and was buried in Kiryat Shaul Cemetery He left behind a wife, Dora, two daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His daughter, Kochva Gal-Gratziani, is a choir conductor.
A large street is named after him In Sofia. Street were named after him in Kfar Saba, Rosh Ha'Ayin and Tel Aviv
Music career
Graziani played with the orchestra until 1952. In 1960, after the retirement of conductor Shalom Ronli-Riklis, Graziani took his place.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He went on to become conductor of the IBA Radio Orchestra (later renamed IBA Radio and TV Orchestra).
Graziani was also music director of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979.
Graziani retired in 2003 and died three months later.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein.
See also
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References
- 1924 births
- 2003 deaths
- Conductors of the Israel Defense Forces Orchestra
- Jewish Israeli musicians
- People from Ruse, Bulgaria
- Bulgarian emigrants to Israel
- Bulgarian Jews in Israel
- Israeli people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent
- Israeli male conductors (music)
- Israeli military musicians
- Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery
- 20th-century Israeli male musicians
- 20th-century Israeli conductors (music)
- 20th-century Israeli Jews
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- 20th-century Bulgarian Jews
- 21st-century Bulgarian Jews