Gary Bertini

Gary Bertini (Hebrew גארי ברתיני; born May 1, 1927 in Britschewa, Romania, Moldova today, † 17 March 2005 in Tel Aviv) was an Israeli conductor and composer.

He received his education in Milan and Paris, where he deepened his studies with Arthur Honegger and Olivier Messiaen. In Israel he founded in 1965 the Israel Chamber Orchestra, which he led ten years before it was first conducted in Europe and Germany. From 1987 to 1991 he was artistic director and music director of the Frankfurt Opera and director of the Museum Concerts in Frankfurt am Main. During his tenure, the fire and the rebuilding of the Municipal opera house fell. He also headed from 1983 to 1991, the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra. Bertini occurred throughout the world, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the opera houses of New York City, Philadelphia, London, Vienna, Munich, Rome, Milan, Naples, Tokyo and Paris. In January 2005 he appeared still in the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg and the Russian National Orchestra in Moscow.

His preference in concerts was late romantic music (particularly Gustav Mahler's symphonies, which he recorded on records and in host concerts repeatedly conducted ) and contemporary music. Bertini has conducted numerous world premieres.

Bertini was 77 years old and died after a short illness.

  • Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
  • Israeli Composer
  • Conductor
  • Support of the Israel Prize
  • Moldovans
  • Born 1927
  • Died in 2005
  • Man
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