Tzvi Avni [SEP] place of birth
Tzvi Avni
Tzvi Jacob Avni (first name sometimes spelled Zvi; ; born Hermann Jakob Steinke 1927) is an Israeli composer.
Biography.
Tzvi Avni was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, and emigrated to Mandate Palestine as a child. He studied with Paul Ben-Haim.
On the recommendation of Edgard Varèse, he became involved with the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in the 1960s. Later he founded an electronic studio at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, following the guidelines of his mentor in New York
University in Jerusalem.
Among his teacher were Tzvi Avni, Haim Alexander, Mark Kopytman and Alexander Goehr. One of Israel's foremost music educators, Michael Wolpe teaches at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where he serves as the head of the composition and conducting departments. Wolpe was the founder of the music track in the renowned Israel Arts and Science Academy in Jerusalem, and taught there alongside composer Andre Hajdu. Between 2005-2011 he also served as the artistic director of the Days of Israeli Music Festival.