Pnina Zaltsman ( February 24, 1922 , Tel Aviv - December 16, 2006 , Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli pianist , whom international music critics ranked among the five most outstanding pianists of our time.
| Pnina Salzman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pnina Salzman |
| Date of Birth | February 24, 1922 |
| Place of Birth | Tel Aviv Palestine |
| Date of death | December 16, 2006 (84 years old) |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv , Israel |
| Buried | |
| A country |  Israel |
| Professions | pianist |
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| Awards | Israel Prize ( 2006 ) |
Biography
Pnina Salzman was born in Tel Aviv in a family of immigrants from Russia , for whom spiritual values were the main values. Parents contributed to her craving for learning to play the piano. At the age of seven, Pnina demonstrated her achievements in piano art to the famous French pianist Alfred Cortot , who performed in Eretz Yisrael . Corto invited the girl to study in his class in Paris , at the Academy of Music. She was 8 years old when she began to study at the Academy along with adult students, with the support of a special scholarship from the Rothschild family. Among the teachers of Pnina Zaltsman: Igor Stravinsky (composition), Pablo Casals (chamber music), Nadia Boulanger (music history), Arthur Rubinstein , Arthur Schnabel and Alfred Corto himself (piano).
In 1939, Pnina Salzman performed for the first time with the Eretz Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Due to the outbreak of World War II, she was unable to return to France and remained in Palestine ( Eretz Yisrael ). During the war, Pnina Salzman performed in Eretz Yisrael and in Egypt , and devoted many of her concerts to the noble goal of collecting donations for the benefit of Yishuv and the IFO. In 1960, Pnina Zaltsman went on a world tour with the IFO. In 1963, Pnina Salzman became the first Israeli pianist to perform in the Soviet Union . Over the years that followed, Pnina Salzman performed on almost all continents, in many countries of the world. She was applauded by Europe , the USA , Canada , China and Japan , Australia and New Zealand , South America and Africa . Among the conductors with whom she played: Paul Ferrier, Georg Soltie , Zubin Meta , Charles Munch and many others.
Pnina Zaltsman for several years led the jury of the prestigious Rubinstein pianists competition. In 2006, Pnina Salzman was awarded the Israel Prize for outstanding services in the field of classical pianism. She was also awarded the Frank Peleg Prize for the Work of Life.