List of Israeli classical composers

See also: List of Israelis

The following is a list of Israeli classical composers.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Claude Abravanel (1924–2012)
• Ayal Adler (born 1968)
• Daniel Akiva (born 1953)
• Gil Aldema (1928–2014)
• Haim Alexander (1915–2012)
• Neta Alony (born 1945)
• Yardena Alotin (1930–1994)
• Israel Amidan (1921–1968)
• Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov (1909–1993)
• Avraham (Avi) Eilam-Amzallag (1941–2018)
• Atar Arad (born 1945)
• Chaya Arbel (1921–2007)
• Alexander Argov (1914–1992)
• Menachem Avidom (1908–1995)
• Eitan Avitsur (1941–2018)
• Tzvi Avni (born 1927)
• Gad Avrahami (born 1952)

B

• Rami Bar-Niv (born 1945)
• Josef Bardanashvili (born 1948)
• Ofer Ben-Amots (born 1955)
• Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984)
• Bart Berman (born 1938)
• Gary Bertini (1927–2005)
• Nimrod Borenstein (born 1969)
• Alexander Uriah Boskovich (1907–1964)
• Yehezkel Braun (1922–2014)
• Max Brod (1884–1968)

C

• Dov Carmel (born 1932)
• Shai Cohen (born 1968)
• Chaya Czernowin (born 1957)

D

• Michael Damian (born 1954)
• Avner Dorman (born 1975)

E

• Abel Ehrlich (1915–2003)
• Dror Elimelech (born 1956)
• Amos Elkana (born 1967)

F

• Richard Farber (born 1945)
• Sarah Feigin (1928–2011)
• Tsippi Fleischer (born 1946)

G

• Rachel Galinne (born 1949)
• Jacob Gilboa (1920–2007)
• Shlomo Gronich (born 1949)

H

• Yotam Haber (born 1977)
• Andre Hajdu (1932–2016)
• Gilad Hochman (born 1982)
• Eres Holz (born 1977)

I

• Abraham Zevi Idelsohn (1882–1938)
• Gabriel Iranyi (born 1946)

K

• Mark Kopytman (1929–2011)
• Matti Kovler (born 1980)

Larissa Kofman (born 1974)

L

• Yehoshua Lakner (1924–2003)
• Marc Lavry (1903–1967)
• Sarah Levi-Tanai (1911–2005)

M

• Ella Milch-Sheriff (born 1954)
• Nami Melumad (born 1988)

N

• Sergiu Natra (1924–2021)
• Lior Navok (born 1971)

O

• Betty Olivero (born 1954)
• Ben-Zion Orgad (1926–2006)

P

• Oedoen Partos (1907–1977)
• Boris Pigovat (born 1953)
• Sally Pinkas (born 1958)

R

• Shulamit Ran (born 1949)
• Mordechai Rechtman (1926–2023)

S

• Leon Schidlowsky (1931–2022)
• Michael Seltenreich (born 1988)
• Dov Seltzer (born 1932)
• Mordechai Seter (1916–1994)
• Lior Shambadal (born 1950)
• Arie Shapira (1943–2015)
• Israel Sharon (born 1966)
• Naomi Shemer (1930–2004)
• Noam Sheriff (1935–2018)
• Verdina Shlonsky (1905–1990)
• Gil Shohat (born 1973)
• Max Stern (born 1947)
• Erich Walter Sternberg (1891–1974)
• Joachim Stutschewsky (1891–1982)

T

• Josef Tal (1910–2008)
• Yoav Talmi (born 1943)
• Doron Toister (born 1957)
• Issak Tavior (born 1943)

W

• Moshe Wilensky (1910–1997)
• Amnon Wolman (born 1955)
• Orit Wolf (born 1974)

V

• Emanuel Vahl (born 1938)

Y

• Yehuda Yannay (1937–2023)
• Yitzhak Yedid (born 1971)
• Boris Yoffe (born 1968)
• Benjamin Yusupov (born 1962)

Z

• Moshe Zorman (born 1952)
• Inon Zur (born 1965)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110822081822/http://www.imi.org.il/ComposersList.aspx?letter=0. Gallery of composers (includes biographies) of the Israel Music Institute. Accessed January 18, 2010.
• "Members Composers". Database of composer members of the Israel Composers League. Accessed January 18, 2010.