Paul Ben-Haim

Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and he was assistant conductor to Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1920 to 1924.[1] Ben-Haim emigrated to the then British Mandate of Palestine in 1933 and lived in Tel Aviv, near Zina Dizengoff Square.He composed chamber music, works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments, and songs.He championed a specifically Jewish national music: his own compositions are in a late Romantic vein with Middle Eastern overtones, somewhat similar to Ernest Bloch.[3] His students include Eliahu Inbal, Henri Lazarof, Ben-Zion Orgad, Ami Maayani, Shulamit Ran, Miriam Shatal, Rami Bar-Niv and Noam Sheriff.
Paul Ben-Haim and his wife, Heli, with the writer Max Brod
MunichGermanyTel AvivIsraelHebrewcomposerFriedrich KloseBruno WalterHans KnappertsbuschAugsburgShulamit ConservatoryMax BrodBritish Mandate of PalestineZina Dizengoff SquareJewishMiddle EasternErnest BlochEliahu InbalHenri LazarofBen-Zion OrgadAmi MaayaniShulamit RanMiriam ShatalRami Bar-NivNoam SheriffIsrael PrizeNational Library of IsraelRaphael WallfischTalia OrKabbalat ShabbatAlexis GalpérineMarc LavryYehezkel BraunSymphony No. 1 (1940)NDR Radiophilharmonie HannoverIsrael YinonList of Israel Prize recipientsLeon BotsteinAvery Fisher Hall