Ammiel Issaschar Bushakevitz (born 9 April 1986 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli-South African pianist.[1][2] He began piano lessons at age 4.[3] He was one of the last private students of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.[3]
Ammiel Bushakevitz | |
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 Ammiel Bushakevitz | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 9 April 1986 (age 38) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Classical Pianist |
| Labels | BIS Records Hänssler Classic Gramola |
| Website | www.bushakevitz.com |
Early life
editAmmiel Bushakevitz moved at a young age with his family from Jerusalem, Israel to George, Western Cape in South Africa.
Bushakevitz studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris in Paris, France and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig, Germany.[4][5]
Awards and fellowships
editHe has been awarded the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst's International Scholarship for Artists,[6] European Commission Award, French-German Forum for Young Artists Award, HMT Freundeskreis Scholarship, Ad-Infinitum-Stiftung Award, Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship, Bill Venter/FAK Bursary, Pretorium Trust Postgraduate Bursary, FAK Senior Music Award, PJ Lemmer Scholarship, Southern African Music Rights Organisation SAMRO Undergraduate Bursary, Isaac Greenberg Scholarship for Jewish Students, Du Toit/Van Tonder Award, Gladwell Scholarship, Gideon Roos/Esther Mentz Award, UP General Study Scholarship, Stellenbosch Vrouevereniging Award and Brenda Rein Scholarship.[4] In 2014 Ammiel Bushakevitz was named Edison Fellow of the British Library, London.
Discography
edit- 2017 - Franz Schubert: Impromptus & Klavierstücke [7] Solo Piano album (Hänssler Classic)
- 2017 - Liszt: 15 Songs [8] Liszt: 15 Songs, Timothy Fallon, tenor, Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. Recorded at the (Jerusalem Music Centre), Israel. (BIS Records)
- 2017 - Fries: Sisi Poems - Lieder der Kaiserin Elisabeth [9] Nina Bernsteiner, mezzo-soprano, Ammiel Bushakevitz. Vienna, Austria. (Gramola)
- 2016 - Lieder aus der Jugendstil. Thuille, Wolf, Pfitzner, Mahler, Marx, Zemlinsky [10] Hagar Sharvit, mezzo-soprano; Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. Recorded in Mürzzuschlag, Austria.
- 2015 - Mozart - Sonatas for piano and violin [11] Avigail Bushakevitz, piano; Ammiel Bushakevitz, violin. Recorded in Capellades, Spain (Solfa Records)
- 2014 - Duo Aurelius live in Catalonia. Mozart, Szymanowski, Beethoven, Tahberer [12] Deniz Tahberer, violin; Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. (Solfa Records)
- 2013 - Ammiel Bushakevitz plays Schubert [10] Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. Recorded in Paris, France. (IAWS)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Autore Redazione (23 February 2011). "L'israeliano Ammiel Bushakevitz interpreta Schubert e Chopin | Il Corriere Musicale" (in Italian). Ilcorrieremusicale.it. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Ammiel Bushakevitz Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Ammiel Bushakevitz • Salzburg Festival". Salzburg Festival. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Avigail (Violin) & Ammiel Bushakevitz (Piano) - ClassicSA Events". www.classicsa.co.za. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Young Expats: Ammiel Bushakevitz on Leipzig, Germany". LitNet. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ The fall of the wall at Witts
- ^ "Franz Schubert, Ammiel Bushakevitz – Impromptus & Klavierstücke Hänssler Classic. Recorded in Lisbon, Portugal".
- ^ "Album Information". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Album Information". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b "'Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano' Album Information". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "'Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano' Album Information". Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "'Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano' Album Information".