Shmuel Barzilai (born 3 June 1957) is an Israeli

cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. In formal Jewish worship, a cantor is a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds. In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...

. He is the chief cantor of the

Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien The Jewish Community of Vienna (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien or IKG) is the body that represents Vienna's Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish community. Today, the IKG has around 10 000 members. Throughout history, it has represented almost all ...

in Vienna.

Biography

Shmuel Barzilai was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He is a son of Shlomo Barzilai, also a cantor. Barzilai has a lyrical

tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

voice, and studied under cantor Moshe Stern at the Tel Aviv Institute for Cantorial Art. He was in the first graduating class of the Institute, which was established under former Tel Aviv mayor

Shlomo Lahat Shlomo "Chich" Lahat ( he, שלמה להט; November 9, 1927 – October 1, 2014) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv in 1974–1993, for four co ...

Cantorial career

Barzilai has served as the chief cantor in Vienna since 1992 and frequently tours throughout

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Discography

* ''"Das Lied der Lieder; Festgesänge des Wiener Stadttempels"'',

Jüdisches Museum Wien The Jüdisches Museum Wien, trading as ''Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Wien GmbH'' or the Jewish Museum Vienna, is a museum of Jewish history, life and religion in Austria. The museum is present on two locations, in the Palais Eskeles in the Dorot ...

, ÖRF (1993) * ''" Schir Zion"'' (composed by

Salomon Sulzer Salomon Sulzer ( he, סלומון זולצר, March 30, 1804, Hohenems, Vorarlberg – January 17, 1890, Vienna) was an Austrian '' hazzan'' (cantor) and composer. Biography His family, which prior to 1813 bore the name of ''Levi'', removed to ...

), Jüdisches Museum Wien, ORF (1996) * ''"Best Chasidic"'' (1996) * ''"Live in Concert: אב הרחמים"'' * ''"

Shalom ''Shalom'' ( he, שָׁלוֹם ''šālōm''; also spelled as ''sholom'', ''sholem'', ''sholoim'', ''shulem'') is a Hebrew word meaning ''peace'', ''harmony'', ''wholeness'', ''completeness'', ''prosperity'', ''welfare'' and ''tranquility'' and ...

"'' (1999; with Hanan Bar Sela (), Arie Braun (); jacket design by Dvora Barzilaihttp://www.cantor-barzilai.com/dvora_barzilai/ http://david.juden.at/kulturzeitschrift/66-70/66-Gerstl.htm * ''"

Wiener Sängerknaben The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countr ...

& Oberkantor Shmuel Barzilai"'', ORF (2000) * ''"The Symphony of Prayer; "'', ORF (2003; conducting by

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References

External links

Official Website
1957 births Living people Viennese hazzans Israeli hazzans Israeli tenors Austrian tenors Israeli composers Austrian male composers Austrian composers Israeli emigrants to Austria Austrian people of Israeli descent People from Jerusalem People from Innere Stadt {{Austria-singer-stub