12 Facts About Elyakum Shapirra

Elyakum Shapirra was an Israeli conductor who appeared in a number of countries.

Elyakum Shapirra studied with Leonard Bernstein, becoming one of his assistant conductors at the New York Philharmonic.

Elyakum Shapirra studied with Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood, and at the Juilliard School.

Elyakum Shapirra was Assistant Conductor with the San Francisco Symphony.

Elyakum Shapirra was guest conductor with the University of the Pacific in 1961.

Elyakum Shapirra became Associate Conductor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1967.

Elyakum Shapirra was the first person to conduct Alexander Scriabin's Prometheus: The Poem of Fire in England with the coloured lighting that the composer called for.

Elyakum Shapirra conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Georges Pludermacher in the posthumous world premiere of Jani Christou's Toccata for Piano and Orchestra, on 23 April 1973 in Oxford.

Elyakum Shapirra was associated with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra in the Netherlands.

In 1972 Elyakum Shapirra made the first commercial recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony in F minor, with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Elyakum Shapirra recorded Bruckner's Overture in G minor with the LSO.

Elyakum Shapirra recorded other standard orchestral repertoire with various orchestras, as well as Israeli, Yemeni and Yiddish songs with popular singers.