Ammiel Issaschar Bushakevitz (born 9 April 1986 in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
) is an Israeli-South African
pianist
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.
Early life
Ammiel Bushakevitz moved at a young age with his family from
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
to
George, Western Cape
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.
Bushakevitz studied at the
in Paris, France and the
Hochschule für Musik und Theater ''Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy'' in Leipzig, Germany.
Awards and fellowships
He has been awarded the
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
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Organisation
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's ''International Scholarship for Artists'',
European Commission
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Award, French-German Forum for Young Artists Award, HMT Freundeskreis Scholarship, Ad-Infinitum-Stiftung Award, Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship, Bill Venter/FAK Bursary, Pretorium Trust Postgraduate Bursary, FAK Senior Music Award, PJ Lemmer Scholarship,
Southern African Music Rights Organisation
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SAMRO Undergraduate Bursary, Isaac Greenberg Scholarship for Jewish Students, Du Toit/Van Tonder Award, Gladwell Scholarship, Gideon Roos/Esther Mentz Award, UP General Study Scholarship, Stellenbosch Vrouevereniging Award and Brenda Rein Scholarship.
In 2014 Ammiel Bushakevitz was named Edison Fellow of the
British Library
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, London.
Discography
* 2017 - ''Franz Schubert: Impromptus & Klavierstücke'' Solo Piano album (
Hänssler Classic
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)
* 2017 - ''Liszt: 15 Songs'' Liszt: 15 Songs, Timothy Fallon, tenor, Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. Recorded at the (
Jerusalem Music Centre The Jerusalem Music Centre is an institute for Music education, musical education in Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem. The centre helps young Israeli musicians to develop their talents through multi-annual programs and courses, master classes, and ...
), Israel. (
BIS Records
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BIS focuses on classical music, both contemporary and early, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings. ...
)
* 2017 - ''Fries: Sisi Poems - Lieder der Kaiserin Elisabeth'' Nina Bernsteiner, mezzo-soprano, Ammiel Bushakevitz.
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Austria
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. (
Gramola)
* 2016 - ''Lieder aus der Jugendstil. Thuille, Wolf, Pfitzner, Mahler, Marx, Zemlinsky''
Hagar Sharvit, mezzo-soprano; Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. Recorded in
Mürzzuschlag
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,
Austria
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.
* 2015 - ''Mozart - Sonatas for piano and violin'' Avigail Bushakevitz, piano; Ammiel Bushakevitz, violin. Recorded in Capellades, Spain (
Solfa Records)
* 2014 - ''Duo Aurelius live in Catalonia. Mozart, Szymanowski, Beethoven, Tahberer''
Deniz Tahberer, violin; Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. (
Solfa Records)
* 2013 - ''Ammiel Bushakevitz plays Schubert''
Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano. Recorded in Paris, France. (
IAWS
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)
See also
*
List of classical pianists
This is an alphabetized list of notable solo pianists who play (or played) classical music on the piano. For those who worked with other pianists as piano duos, see List of classical piano duos (performers). For a list of recorded classical pianist ...
*
List of classical pianists (recorded)
This is a list of pianists of whom recordings survive who play (or played) classical music.
For a more inclusive list not limited to recorded pianists, see also ''List of classical pianists'' (solo pianists) and ''List of classical piano duos (pe ...
References
External links
Discogs DiscographyOfficial WebsiteIMDb ProfileWebsite of Management AgencyAmmiel Bushakevitz on SpotifyAmmiel Bushakevitz on Apple Music - iTunes
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Living people
University of Pretoria alumni
Israeli classical pianists
People from Jerusalem
1986 births
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Israeli emigrants to South Africa
South African classical pianists
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig alumni