Henri Lazarof
Henri Lazarof (Bulgarian: Хенри Лазаров) (April 12, 1932 – December 29, 2013) was a Bulgarian-American composer.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, his formal musical training began in Israel under Paul Ben-Haim. After a short stint in Rome, Lazarof settled in the United States, studying with Harold Shapero and Arthur Berger at Brandeis University. After earning a master's degree in 1959, Lazarof began teaching composition at UCLA and was active in promoting the music of his contemporaries. In 1987 he was given the title Professor Emeritus at UCLA. He died of Alzheimer's Disease in Los Angeles on December 29, 2013.
Lazarof wrote seven symphonies, nine string quartets, concerti for clarinet, violin and cello, a string octet, and various chamber music. But perhaps he is best known for his Tableaux for piano and orchestra. His music has been recorded on the Composers Recordings, Inc., Naxos Records, Delos and Laurel Records labels. In total, he produced 126 pieces of music during his career.[1]
In December 2007, Janice and Henri Lazarof gave the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 130 mostly Modernist works estimated to be worth more than $100 million.[2] The collection includes 20 works by Picasso, watercolors and paintings by Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky and a considerable number of sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, Henry Moore, Willem de Kooning, Joan Miró, Louise Nevelson, Archipenko and Arp.[3][4]
His notable students include Edward Applebaum, Don Davis and Daniel Kessner. See: List of music students by teacher: K to M#Henri Lazarof.
References[edit]
- ^ Obituary in Brandeis Magazine Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Wyatt, Edward (January 8, 2008), "An Art Donor Opts to Hold On to His Collection", New York Times
- ^ Wyatt, Edward (December 13, 2007), "For Los Angeles Museum, a 'Transformative' Gift of Modernists", New York Times
- ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (December 12, 2007), "Huge gift helps LACMA enter the modern age", Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on December 13, 2007
- Back cover blurb for Octet for Strings, "La Laurenziana" published by Merion Music, Inc., Theodor Presser Co., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
External links[edit]
- Henri Lazarof's page at Theodore Presser Company
- PDF from UCLA
- New York Times obituary Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- Henri Lazarof: A Life in Music Digital exhibit presented by Brandeis University's Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections department. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Henri Lazarof papers, circa 1932-2016 held by the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections department at Brandeis University
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