Cuniot, Denis (1953)
With a solid background in classical music, Denis Cuniot is at the same time a music teacher, a director of a music conservatory, and a pianist of jazz and improvised
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Binn, Sylvain (1911-1999)
Sylvain Binn was born in Luxembourg on March 8th 1911. His father, Salomon Binn, native of Lithuania, was a cantor in the Jewish community of Luxembourg. His mother, Sidonie Guggenheim,
Tur Malka
Transposing the rich musical traditions of the old world into the new, Tur Malka, a new song cycle based on 20th Century Yiddish poetry, is the newest project from award-winning
Arom, Simha (1930)
Simha Arom was born in 1930 in Düsseldorf. After the Crystal Night in November 1938, his family was forced to leave Germany to go to Belgium and then France.Interned in
Simha, l’africain: film screening, meeting and concert
Screening of Jérôme Blumberg’s documentary Simha (2015, 78 min, produced by Le Miroir, CNRS Images, CINAPS TV). Simha Arom, world-renowned ethnomusicologist, has spent fifty years of his life collecting, studying
Music in Israel
Just as the population of Israel is made up of many ethnic groups, its music too is plural. Music in Israel comes from the most varied sources, from the Middle
Jewish mothers, 1st part
The stereotype of the Jewish mother has fed generations of psychoanalysts and inspired many autobiographic and satiric books. The following playlist is a tribute to all Jewish mothers. The Jewish
COURSE CYCLE: Itinerary of Jewish song in France
The Institut Elie Wiesel, in partnership with the Institut Européen des Musiques Juives, organizes a series of classes given by Hervé Roten on Thursdays, January 7, 14, 21 and 28,