Evgeni Irshai (Slovak transcription Jevgenij Iršai) (b. 15 January 1951 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg) is a Slovak composer.
From 1969 to 1975 he studied at the Conservatoire in Leningrad. In 1991 he moved to Slovakia and began to work with the theatre and Conservatoire at Banska Bystrica.[1] Since 2001 he has been a teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where he was appointed Professor in 2010.[2]
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.[2]
See also
- Irshai, Ma'ariv, played by Jozef Lupták (cello) and the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra conducted by Paweł Kotla (YouTube).
References
Notes
- ↑ Marián and Zagar (1998), p. 131
- 1 2 "Jevgenij Iršai", Music Centre Slovakia website, accessed 26 August 2019.
Sources
- Jurík, Marián; Zagar, Peter (1998). 100 slovenských skladateteľov [100 Slovak Composers] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Narodné Hudobné Centrum. ISBN 80-967799-6-6.
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