The death from cancer of Bentzi Shira, head of the Israel Chamber Orchestra, has triggered a wave of grief.
More ideas man than manager, he was an formidable giver of opportunities to young musicians. Among other attainments, he founded the Israeli Arts TV Channel.
The Mozart concerto due to be played three…
The Manhattan School of Music this morning quietly…
The tenor Ian Bostridge shocked Symphony Hall Birmingham…
The Theater an der Wien, back home after…
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Bentzi was a real “Mentch”.
A wonderful manager and a good colleague.
Baruch Dayan Emet.
A wonderful and kind man, also very funny. A powerful force in music and a good friend to musicians and those in the music business. It should be noted that he was new to the Israel Chamber Orchestra – previously he served a very distinguished decade as head of the Israel Camerata.
Also, there was an amazing show of love at his funeral today – so many people that they spilled out of the prayer-hall. It might have been as many as a thousand, but certainly many hundreds.
I sent him a number of emails in November and he never responded – now I know why….. RIP