Yitzhak Yedid
Yitzhak Yedid (Hebrew: יצחק ידיד; born 29 September 1972) is an Israeli-Australian composer of contemporary classical music. He is also a pianist and an educator.
The recipient of numerous awards, Yedid is an Azrieli Prize Laureate in Jewish Music, a Laureate of the Landau Prize for Performing Arts , and a Sidney Myer Creative Fellow. His compositional style has been characterised as "eclectic, multicultural, and deeply personal," blending elements of Jewish cantor music, classical European traditions, jazz and avant-garde experimentation. He has been hailed as one of the most original composers on the international music scene today.
Interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural integration are central to Yedid's artistic practice. Yedid's work is a reflection of his deep interest in Middle Eastern culture, ancient rituals, the aesthetics of classical and liturgical Arabic music, and non-Western music performance practices.
Yedid has performed concert programs featuring Judaeo-Sephardic and Middle Eastern sacred music in his solo piano recitals.
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