Jan Freidlin

Jan Freidlin (Hebrew: יאן פריידלין; Ukrainian: Ян Михайлович Фрейдлін) is a Soviet (Ukrainian SSR) and Israeli composer. He is the author of works for solo instruments, ensembles and orchestras, as well as music for film and television.

Biography

Jan Freidlin was born on 12 August 1944 in Chita. Already in 1946, at the age of two, he moved with his family to Odesa (Ukraine) — a city that would become Freidlin’s home for the next 44 years of his life. Here he began studying piano at the Glazunov Music School No.2, in the class of Maria Isaakovna Horvits. After graduating, he enrolled in the (1959–1963), where he studied piano performance, composition, and music theory. Later, under the guidance of A. Kogan, he continued his studies in composition and music theory at the Odesa State Conservatory (1965-1971). From 1974 to 1990, Freidlin was the head of the Music theory department at the School of Stolyarsky, a Special Music School in Odesa established by Pyotr Stolyarsky. He also served as the Artistic director and Principal conductor of the Odesa Philharmonic Theatre Jazz Orchestra.

From 1975 to 1990, Jan Freidlin was a member of the Union of Soviet Composers. Since 1990 he is a member of the ACUM (Israel) and CPCC (USA).

In 1990, Jan Freidlin emigrated to Israel and taught for three years (1990-1993) at the Rubin Academy of Music (currently the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music). Since 1991, Freidlin has been teaching composition at the Levinsky College of Music in Tel Aviv.

Awards

• Grand Prix of Warna Cinema Festival (Bulgaria) for the original music to the movie “The Summer has begun” (1978)
• The ACUM Prize (Israel 1993) for “Miscenscenes” – Sonata for Violin and Cello
• The ISCM-Liberson Prize (Israel 1995) for Piano Trio No. 2
• 2nd Prize of G.F.A. (Claremont, CA, USA 1995) for “Letters from Arles” (van Gogh) for Guitar
• First Prize for “Twilight Music” (Fl., Vn., Pno.) of Tampa Bay International Composers’ Forum for Excellence (FL, USA, 2002)

Published works

• Works published by Dohr Edition
• Works published by Israel Music Institute
• Works published by Musik Fabrik
• Works published by Cherry Classics Music
• Works published by Verlag Neue Musik
• Works published by International Viola d'amore Society e.V.
• Works published by Harposphere
• Works published by Czech Radio Editions

List of compositions

The compositions of Jan Freidlin include five symphonies, a ballet, concertos for various instruments, as well as pieces for solo instruments and chamber groups. He has also composed soundtracks for seven motion pictures, over 25 theatrical shows and several television shows.

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