Julius Halov ( Haloff , English; Julius Louis (Levi) Chaloff ; September 2, 1892 , Boston - October 28, 1979 , ibid.) - American pianist, music teacher and composer.
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Biography
He was born in the family of the cantor of the Boston synagogue “Ohabei Shalom” Israel Khalova (1848-1931), a native of Odessa [2] , and his second wife Helena Khalov (nee Ziv, 1850-1918), a native of Kovno [3] . At the age of eleven, he was admitted to the New England Conservatory , where he studied piano Alfred De Voto, graduating from the conservatory at the age of seventeen. In the last year of study, he became a laureate of the pianist competition held by Mason and Hamlin . On June 18, 1913 he made his debut with the Bluetner Orchestra and over the next four years he worked with the pianist Ignaz Friedmann in Berlin . Later he worked with Hugo Kaun in Berlin and other European cities [4] .
Having married in 1919, he continued his performances in America. For many years he worked in the Boston Symphony Orchestra . Organized a private music school in Boston.
Recorded for the American Piano Company . Among his recordings are the prelude, fugue and variations of Cesar Frank , Barcarole in F Sharp Major and F. Ballad in F Sharp Minor F. Chopin , Nocturne in D Flat Major by Claude Debussy , Viennese Dance in G Flat Major by Eduard Friedmann-Gördner Islam M. Balakirev , Dance of I. Friedman , “Memories” of Khalov himself.
Family
- His wife is music teacher Margaret Halov (née Steadman, 1896-1977), whose students include Keith Jarrett , Kenny Werner , Chick Koria , Herbie Hancock , Mulgrew Miller , Steve Kuhn , George Shearing , Dick Twardzik and other jazz pianists.
- Son - jazz baritone saxophonist Serge Halov .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 International Music Score Library Project - 2006.
- ↑ The Khalov family also came from the Coven province .
- ↑ Genealogy of the Khalov family : The cantor Khalov’s family lived in Odessa .
- ↑ The Musical Leader : Julius Khalov in this edition is called the “Young Russian Pianist”.