Bio

Jan Freidlin was born in Chita (Southern Siberia) in 1944.  He studied composition, piano and music theory at the Odessa Music College.  From 1965 to 1971 he studied composition and theory with Prof. A. Kogan at the Odessa State Conservatory.  Upon his graduation he served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Odessa Philharmonic Society Jazz Orchestra, and in 1974 became a member of the USSR Composers' Union.  He was the Head of the Music Theory department at the Stolyarsky Special Music College from 1974 until 1990 when he immigrated to Israel.  Freidlin taught at the Rubin Academy of Music for three years, and he currently teaches at the Levinsky College of Music in Tel-Aviv.  He has composed music for many television programs, for 26 theatre plays and for 7 feature films.  A prolific composer, many of his works have been performed in Russia, Israel, Germany, Australia, Italy, Sweden, UK, Czech Republic, Holland, France, Brazil, Japan, and the USA.

Among his important achievements are:

• Grand Prix of Warna Cinema Festival (Bulgaria) for the original music for the movie The Summer has Begun (1978).
• The ACUM Prize (Israel, 1993) for Miscenscenes - Sonata for Violin and Cello.
• The ISCM - Liberson Prize (Israel, 1995) for Piano Trio No. 2.
• 2nd Prize of G.F.A. (Claremont, CA - 1995) for Letters from Arles for Guitar.
• Sonata in 3 Visions for Solo Harp was chosen by 13 International Harp Contest 1998 as required Israeli work.
• Many performances on Russian TV of Ancient Greece Album and Guernica - Ballet Music (1984).
• Performances in Moscow, Odessa and other towns of former USSR by Odessa Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons - of Spring Games (1983, 1984).
• Performances in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky with cellist Michael Haran playing the Cello Concerto (1995).
• Performances in Germany, Australia, Brazil, Italy, France, UK and USA of chamber music works.
• 2 'Melodia' LP albums containing the Capriccio Concertante for Piano and Orchestra and Chamber Works Disc.
• In May 1998 in Paris, Israel was represented by Trio #2 by Jan Freidlin at the International Radio Broadcasting Rostrum and received high estimation.  It was broadcast in many European countries.

Prizes

Varna International Cinema Festival Grand Prix - 1978 - Bulgaria - original music for the opera The Summer Has Begun

ACUM Competition - 1993 - Israel - Sonata for Violin and Cello

GFA "Set Piece" Competition - 1995 - USA - Letters from Arles [Van Gogh] for Guitar

Liberson Prize - 1995 - Israel - Trio #2 for Violin, Cello and Piano

International Harp Piece Competition - 1996 - Israel - Sonata in 3 Visions for Harp