Noam Sheriff

Noam Sheriff (Hebrew: נׂעם שריף) (7 January 1935 – (2018-08-25)25 August 2018) was an Israeli composer, conductor, educator, and arranger.[1]

Noam Sheriff was Artistic Director of the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra, Music Director of the Israel Rishon LeZion Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Composition and Conducting at the Samuel Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, and Director of the Academy from 1998 to 2000. He was also artistic director of the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.[2]

Awards

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  • In 1991, Sheriff won the ACUM Prize for his life's work.[3]
  • In 2003, he was awarded the EMET Prize for music.[3]
  • In 2011, he was awarded the Israel Prize for music.[4][5]

Personal life

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Noam Sheriff was married to the Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff from 1982 until Noam Sheriff's death in 2018.

References

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  1. ^ ""מירי רגב לא מבינה על מה היא מדברת, מה שהיא עושה זה פתטי"". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  2. ^ CODALARIO. "Ha muerto Noam Sheriff". www.codalario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  3. ^ a b Resume of Noam Sherriff (in Hebrew), Israel Prize website.
  4. ^ Judges Rationale for grant of Israel Prize (in Hebrew), Israel Prize website
  5. ^ Composer Noam Sheriff wins Israel Prize for music Haaretz, March 9, 2011
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra
1973-1982
Succeeded by
Uzi Wiesel
Preceded by
Shimon Cohen
Music Director, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion
1989-1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Israel Chamber Orchestra
2002-2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cristian Mandeal
Music Director, Haifa Symphony Orchestra
2004-2013
Succeeded by
Zhong Xu