Dan Yuhas
Dan Yuhas (born August 16, 1947 in Hungary) is an Israeli composer.
Yuhas studied piano and composition with Mordecai Seter , Ödön Pártos and Alexander Uriah Boskovitch at the Rubin Music Academy in Tel Aviv and continued his education in Paris and London. His compositions were u. a. performed by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , the Israel Chamber Orchestra , the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra , the Israel String Quartet, and the Arditti Quartet . In 1981 he represented Israel at the World Music Days of the International Society for New Music in Brussels.
In 1988 Yuhas received the first of three prizes from the ACUM composers' association (the others in 2001 and 2007), and the Israeli Prime Minister's composer prize in 1988 and 2009. He received the Lieberson Prize for orchestral composition in 1998. Yuhas is the founder and director of the Israel Contemporary Players and the Center for Electronic Music , president of the Israeli and vice-president of the Asian Composers' Association. He teaches composition and counterpoint at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University .
Works
- Three pieces for piano, 1974
- Episodes for trombone solo, 1976
- Prelude for orchestra, 1978
- The fire and the mountains , cantata for choir, orchestra and soloists, 1980
- Entities for chamber ensemble, 1983
- Four poems of David Vogel for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, 1984
- Three Miniatures for tuba and piano, 1985
- String Quartet , 1988
- Havayot for chamber ensemble, 1991
- Phantasy for piano and clarinet, 1991
- Formations for chamber ensemble, 1992
- Trio for harp, viola and percussion, 1995
- Spring Games for symphony orchestra, 1996
- Monologue for flute, 1997
- Trio for clarinet, violin and piano, 1998
- Elegy for symphony orchestra, 1998
- Duo for violin and piano, 1999
- Concertato for large ensemble, 2000
- Colored Lines for Ensemble, 2002
- Trio for tuba, viola and piano, 2003
- Duo for viola and cello, 2005
- Spell for six singers and chamber ensemble, 2005
- Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 2007
- Collisions for chamber ensemble, 2008
- Trio for saxophone, piano and percussion, 2008
- Reflections for symphony orchestra, 2011
- Tenuot for cello and ensemble, 2011
Web link
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- Israel Composers' League - Dan Yuhas
- Bar Ilan University - Dan Yuhas ( Memento from February 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Eckhard John, Heidy Zimmermann: "Jüdische Musik" , Böhlau Verlag Cologne Weimar, 2004, ISBN 9783412168032 , p. 283
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yuhas, Dan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hungary |