Gary Bertini

Gary Bertini (Hebrew: גארי ברתיני, May 1, 1927 – March 17, 2005) was one of the most important Israeli musicians and conductors.Gary Bertini was born Shloyme Golergant in Bricheva, Bessarabia, then in Romania, now in Donduşeni District, Moldova.In 1971 he conducted the world premiere of Josef Tal's Ashmedai at the Hamburg State Opera.He also served as general music director of the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt from 1987 to 1990, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2005, and, just before he died, director of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.[2] Bertini's recording of the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies (EMI Classics 40238) is very well regarded.
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