Tzvi Avni

Tzvi Jacob Avni (first name sometimes spelled Zvi; Hebrew: צבי אבני; born Hermann Jakob Steinke, September 2, 1927; Saarbrücken) is an Israeli composer.

Tzvi Avni
צבי אבני
Tzvi Avni and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Born	Hermann Jakob Steinke (1927-09-02) 2 September 1927 (age 97) Saarbrücken, Territory of the Saar Basin
Nationality	Israel
Alma mater	Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
Occupation	Composer
Awards	Israel Prize (2001)

Biography

Tzvi Avni was born in Saarbrücken, (now Germany), and emigrated to Mandate Palestine as a child. He studied with Paul Ben-Haim.

On the recommendation of Edgard Varèse, he became involved with the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in the 1960s. Later he founded an electronic studio at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, following the guidelines of his mentor in New York, Vladimir Ussachevsky.^[1]

Awards

In 2001, Avni was awarded the Israel Prize, for music.^[2][3] On September 11, 2012, Avni was made an honorary citizen of Saarbrücken.^[4]