Ilan Virtzberg
Ilan Virtzberg ({{langx|he|אילן וירצברג}}; born September 12, 1951) is an Israeli composer, arranger, music producer, guitarist, and singer. He is described as "one of the most sought-after composers and producers in Israeli pop in the 80s and early 90s".[https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/2010-01-17/ty-article/0000017f-f857-d460-afff-fb7714900000 רונן שטיינבאום ואילן וירצברג: טובים ולא מושמעים], Haaretz, January 17, 2010
Biography
He was born in Beersheva to the family of a Holocaust survivor Beni Virtzberg. During his service in the IDF he was a guitarist in the air force band. After the army he studied in the Samuel Rubin Israel Academy of Music (now Buchmann-Mehta School of Music).[http://www.virtzberg.com/34984/biography Biography]
During 1982–2024 Virtzberg released 20 albums.[http://www.virtzberg.com/34984/my_music אלבומים אישיים] [Personal albums]
His first album {{ill|B'tzir Tov|he|בציר טוב}} (1982, remastered in 2002) in collaboration with {{ill|Shimon Galbats|he|שמעון גלבץ}} based on the songs of Yona Wallach ranked 18th in the list of 100 best Israeli albums by the newspaper Yediot Ahronoth in 2005.[https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3149142,00.html 100 האלבומים הישראלים הטובים]
Filmography
Virtzberg composed music for about 15 feature, documentary and TV films,[https://cinemaofisrael.co.il/אילן-וירצברג/ אילן וירצברג][http://www.virtzberg.com/34984/movies סרטים] including:
- 1986: The Smile of the Lamb
- 1989: One of Us
- 1987: Himmo, King of Jerusalem
- 1984: Beyond the Walls
Family
His sister is {{ill|Dahlia Virtzberg-Rofe'|he|דליה וירצברג-רופא}}, researcher in the area of mental health and activist for human rights of mentally deficient people.[https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/2009-02-13/ty-article/0000017f-e96c-dc91-a17f-fded25050000 סיפורו של בני וירצברג, עוזרו בכפייה של מלאך המוות מאושוויץ, ד"ר יוזף מנגלה]
References
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External links
- {{home page|http://www.virtzberg.com/}}
- {{home page|https://virtz.tripod.com/ilan.html}} (old)
- [https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/47/ART2/176/749.html מי מכיר את האיש שבקיר: ראיון עם אילן וירצברג], an interview, Makor Rishon, November 13, 2010
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