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Arie Vardi
Arie Vardi is a classical pianist, conductor and piano pedagogue. He is laureate of the Israel Prize in 2017.
Biography.
Arie Vardi graduated from the Rubin Academy of Tel Aviv University, Israel, and obtained the soloist diploma from at Musik Akademie - Basel, Switzerland. His teachers included Paul Baumgartner (piano), Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen (composition). Alongside his study of music he succeeded in obtaining a law degree at the same University. He then went on to become professor of
In 1999 the Academy achieved the status of a university of applied sciences, or "Fachhochschule", and in October of that year the vocational department of the Basel Jazz School was incorporated into the Academy's college of music. 
In 2001 the Academy added a fourth institution, the Basic Course in Music ("Musikalischer Grundkurs"). 
In 2008 the Academy became an affiliate of the regional University of Applied Sciences Northwest Switzerland ("Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz").
Notable alumni.
- Arie Vardi
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