Claude Abravanel
| Claude Abravanel | |
|---|---|
| Native name | קלוד אברבנל |
| Born |
July 16, 1924 Montreux, Switzerland |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
Claude Abravanel (Hebrew: קלוד אברבנל) (born 16 July 1924) is a Swiss pianist and composer of classical music.
He studied piano with Dinu Lipatti at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. He also studied composition with Arthur Honegger and piano with Yvonne Lefébure at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. A lecturer and director of the library at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (Rubin Academy) until 1992, Abravanel became director of the Archives of Israeli Music at the Academy.
Abravanel was born in Montreux, Switzerland, but settled in Israel in 1951.
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