Yoav Talmi

Yoav Talmi OQ (Hebrew: יואב תלמי; born April 28, 1943 in Kibbutz Merhavia, Mandate Palestine) is an Israeli conductor and composer. He studied composition and orchestral direction first in Israel, at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, and then in the United States, at the Juilliard School. In 1966, he was awarded the Koussevitzky Conducting Prize at the Tanglewood Music Center. In 1973, he won the Rupert Foundation Conducting Competition in London.

Talmi was music director of the Arnhem Philharmonic from 1974 to 1980. From 1984 to 1988, he was music director of the Israel Chamber Orchestra (ICO) and the New Israeli Opera, and later held the title of principal guest conductor with the ICO. Talmi served as music director of the San Diego Symphony from 1987 to 1996, and made several recordings with them for the Naxos label. He was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (Québec Symphony Orchestra) from 1998 to 2011,[1] and now has the title of conductor emeritus of the orchestra. He was Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra from 2000 to 2004. In February 2013, Talmi returned to the ICO as its music director.

Talmi's compositions include the official march of the Israeli Army, Tsahal Tso'ed, an Elegy for Strings, Timpani and Accordion ("Dachau Reflections").[2] His composition "De Profundis for Choir and Orchestra" premiered in Quebec City in May 2011.

Yoav Talmi and his wife Er’ella have two children.[2] In 2001, the Université Laval awarded him an honorary doctorate. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[3]

References

  1. Arthur Kaptainis (3 April 2010). "There's no shortage of Canadian talent to succeed Talmi as musical director of Quebec City orchestra". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  2. 1 2 Valerie Scher (12 November 2006). "Talmi is back, with an 'Elegy' in hand". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  3. "Yoav Talmi: Officier (2009)" (Press release). Secrétariat de l'Ordre national du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.

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Preceded by
Leo Driehuys
Chief Conductor, Het Gelders Orkest
19741980
Succeeded by
Roberto Benzi
Preceded by
David Atherton
Music Director, San Diego Symphony
19871996
Succeeded by
Jung-Ho Pak (artistic director)
Preceded by
Miguel Gomez-Martinez
Chief Conductor, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
20002004
Succeeded by
Andrey Boreyko
Preceded by
Roberto Paternostro (artistic adviser)
Music Director, Israel Chamber Orchestra
2013present
Succeeded by
incumbent
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