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Isaac Karabtchevsky

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Isaac Karabtchevsky · Arts & Literature

What

Orchestra conductor

When

1934, São Paulo, Brazil

Where

Brazil · Austria · Italy

Biography

Isaac Karabtchevsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Orchestra conductor

How & why

Isaac Karabtchevsky is a leading Brazilian conductor who led the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra for nearly three decades and later the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra and Venice's Teatro La Fenice, and is regarded as one of the living icons of Brazilian music. He was born in São Paulo and is of Russian-Jewish ancestry. He has championed Brazilian composers such as Villa-Lobos internationally.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Orchestra conductor

1934

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music