Evgeni Irshai (Slovak transcription Jevgenij Iršai; born 15 January 1951) is a Slovak composer.
Biography
Irshai was born on 15 January 1951 in Leningrad. From 1969 to 1975, he studied at the Conservatory in Leningrad. In 1991, he moved to Slovakia and began to work with the theatre and Conservatoire at Banská Bystrica. Since 2001 he has been a teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where he was appointed Professor in 2010.
Irshai's compositions include chamber and orchestral music, including a number of concertante works. amongst the latter are Ma'ariv for cello and string orchestra (2013), a meditation on a Jewish prayer.
References
- Jurík, Marián; Zagar, Peter (1998). 100 slovenských skladateteľov [100 Slovak Composers] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Narodné Hudobné Centrum. p. 131. ISBN 80-967799-6-6.
- ^ "Jevgenij Iršai", Music Centre Slovakia website. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
External links
- Irshai, Ma'ariv, played by Jozef Lupták (cello) and the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra conducted by Paweł Kotla (YouTube)
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