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Elyakum Shapirra is an Israeli conductor and composer. He is best known for his work with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, which he conducted from 1965 to 1988. He has also conducted orchestras in Europe, the United States, and South America. Shapirra was born in Tel Aviv in 1926. He studied at the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem and the Paris Conservatory. He began his career as a conductor in the 1950s, and in 1965 he was appointed the principal conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He held this position until 1988. Shapirra has conducted orchestras in Europe, the United States, and South America. He has also composed several works, including a symphony, a concerto, and a cantata. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Israel Prize in Music in 1988. Shapirra is currently 88 years old. He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

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Occupation musician
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 27 December 1926
Birthday 27 December
Birthplace Tel Aviv
Date of death 3 February 2014 - London, England London, England
Died Place London, England
Nationality Israel

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1975

From 1975 to 1979 he was the Chief Conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Australia. He was also associated with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra in the Netherlands.

1973

Shapirra conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Georges Pludermacher in the posthumous world premiere of Jani Christou's Toccata for Piano and Orchestra (1962), on 23 April 1973 in Oxford.

1972

Elyakum Shapirra was the first person to conduct Alexander Scriabin's Prometheus: The Poem of Fire in England with the coloured lighting that the composer called for. This occurred on 4 May 1972 at the Royal Albert Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra.

In 1972 Shapirra made the first commercial recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony in F minor ("Study Symphony"), with the London Symphony Orchestra. He also recorded Bruckner's Overture in G minor with the LSO.

1969

He was appointed Chief Conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra in Sweden 1969-1974.

1966

Robert Hall Lewis dedicated his Three Pieces for Orchestra (1966) to Shapirra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

1960

He was Assistant Conductor with the San Francisco Symphony. He led the New York Philharmonic on tours to Canada and Japan in 1960-61. He was guest conductor with the University of the Pacific in 1961. He became Associate Conductor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1967.

1926

Elyakum Shapirra (Hebrew: אליקום שפירא; 27 December 1926 - 3 February 2014) was an Israeli conductor who appeared in a number of countries. (His names also appear as Eliakum and Shapira.)