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Yoel Levi

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Yoel Levi(Hebrew:יואל לוי) (born 16 August 1950) is an Israeli musician andconductor.

Early life

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Born inRomania,Levi grew up inIsrael.

He studied at theTel Aviv Academyof Music, receiving a Master of Arts degree with distinction. He continued studies at theJerusalemAcademy of Music withMendi Rodan.He also studied with Franco Ferrara inSienaandRome,withKirill Kondrashinin theNetherlands,and at theGuildhall School of Music and DramainLondon.

Career

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Levi won first prize at the International Conductors Competition in Besançon in 1978. He spent six years with theCleveland Orchestra,from 1978 to 1984, as assistant conductor toLorin Maazel,and with the title of resident conductor from 1980 to 1984.[1]He became music director of theAtlanta Symphony Orchestrain 1988 and held the post until 2000, when he was succeeded byRobert Spano.With theAtlanta Symphony,Levi made several commercial recordings forTelarc,including music ofSamuel Barber,[2]Aaron Copland,[3]Miklos Rozsa,[4]Shostakovich,[5]andMussorgsky.[6]Following his Atlanta music directorship, he held the title of music director emeritus of the Atlanta Symphony from 2000 to 2005.

Outside of the United States, Levi was Principal Conductor of theBrussels Philharmonicfrom 2001 to 2007. He became principal guest conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 2001, the first Israeli with that title. Levi served as Principal Conductor of theOrchestre national d'Île-de-Francefrom 2005 to 2012. In August 2013, Levi was named the next music director and principal conductor of theKBS Symphony Orchestrain South Korea, effective January 2014, with an initial contract of 2 years. He concluded his tenure in 2019.[7]

In 2021 he was appointed chief conductor and artistic advisor of TheHaifaSymphony Orchestra.

Honors

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In 1997, Levi was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree byOglethorpe Universityin Atlanta and also gave the commencement address.

In June 2001, he was namedOrdre des Arts et des Lettresby the French Government.[1]

Personal life

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Levi and his wife Jackie Perelman have three sons:Eyal Levi,a musician with thedeath metalbandDÅÅTH;Amir Levi, an actor and theater director; and Daniel Levi, a drummer.[1][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcMoore, Christopher (2008-06-25)."Struck by conductor's bug".The Press.Retrieved2017-01-02– via stuff.co.nz.
  2. ^Johnson, Lawrence B. (2004-05-20)."Classical Briefs".The New York Times.Retrieved2017-01-02.
  3. ^Schwarz, K. Robert (1989-12-10)."Recordings: A Chance to Meet Some American Composers".The New York Times.Retrieved2017-01-02.
  4. ^Mermelstein, David (2000-03-19)."Recordings: The 'Real' Music of a Servant of Hollywood".The New York Times.Retrieved2017-01-02.
  5. ^Bookspan, Martin (1990-05-27)."Home Entertainment/Recordings: Recent Releases".The New York Times.Retrieved2017-01-02.
  6. ^Modest Moussorgsky, Yoel Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Pictures At An Exhibition,2023-11-03,retrieved2023-11-22
  7. ^Kwon Ji-youn (2013-08-29)."Yoel Levi to conduct KBS Symphony Orchestra".Korea Times.Retrieved2017-01-02.
  8. ^"Sons of Shaw and Levi together at Spivey Hall".The Atlanta Constitution.June 2, 1995. p. 18.Retrieved1 January2019– via Newspapers.com.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1988–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Frank Shipway
 Principal Conductor, Brussels Philharmonic
2001–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jacques Mercier
 Music Director, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France
2005–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director and Principal Conductor, KBS Symphony Orchestra
2014–2019 		Succeeded by
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