Amos Meller
Amos Meller (* 1938 in Kibbutz Ein HaHoresh ; † January 23, 2007 in Tel Aviv ) was an Israeli composer and conductor.
Meller was a co-founder of the military Gadna Orchestra and in the 1950s first violinist of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra , which was founded in 1950 . Then his path led him to the American Symphony Orchestra , where he also worked as first violinist, but also as assistant to Leopold Stokowski , expanding his specialist knowledge as a conductor until 1972. Afterwards, his path as a guest and chief conductor led him to many orchestras and choirs around the world, including orchestras in China , Moscow and France . In his home country he conducted the Chamber Orchestra of Ramat Gan . In March 2003 he received an offer to conduct the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra and the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra in Taiwan . He was the first Israeli conductor in these countries.
As a paratrooper Meller was involved in the fighting for Jerusalem in the Six Day War in 1967 and was also a member of the Israeli national volleyball team .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Balfour Hakak: The last score of Amos Meller. (No longer available online.) Wayback Machine, archived from the original on March 7, 2012 ; accessed on April 14, 2017 (English).
- ^ Tom Bowden: Army in the Service of the State. Google Books, p. 129 , accessed April 14, 2017 .
- ^ Ramat-Gan Chamber Orchestra. Bach Cantata's website, April 14, 2017, accessed April 14, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meller, Amos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kibbutz Ein HaHoresh |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 2007 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv |