Daniel Galay
Daniel Galay (born April 17, 1945, Buenos Aires) is an Israeli composer, pianist, author, and translator. He is the chairman of Beit Leyvik, the Association of Yiddish Writers and Journalists in Israel. Galay received the Prime Minister's Prize for Composers in 2009 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Jewish Music from the National Authority for Yiddish Culture, Israel, in 2020.[1]
Biography
Daniel Galay was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a Yiddish-speaking family. His father, Zishe Goldwaser, was a Yiddish theater actor. Galay studied music at The National Conservatory of Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv University, and the University of Chicago.
Galay has composed orchestral, choral, chamber, ballet, and theater music, including operas in Yiddish, Hebrew, and English. His works have been performed internationally by orchestras, ensembles, and soloists.
In 2009, Galay received the Prime Minister's Prize for Composers, and in 2020, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Jewish Music by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.
His Klezmer compositions have been widely performed, including by renowned clarinetist Giora Feidman. Galay has also composed music to texts by prominent Yiddish and Hebrew writers.
Galay played a key role in establishing Israel's National Authority for Yiddish Culture in 1996. Since 2001, he has chaired Beit Leyvik, an organization that publishes Yiddish books and promotes Ashkenazi cultural heritage. [2][3]
References
- ↑ "דניאל גלאי | המכון למוסיקה ישראלית". www.imi.org.il.
- ↑ "Daniel Galay / Israel | International Literature Corporation MERIDIAN CZERNOWITZ".
- ↑ "Daniel Galay". The Workers Circle.
External links
- Daniel Galay in Israel Composer League
- Daniel Galay in UT Orpheus
- Daniel Galay in Yiddish oral history
- Interview with Daniel Galay, Yiddish in Israel and Other Topics
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