Josef Tal

Summary

Josef Tal is a human^[1]. He was born in Pniewy^[2]. He was born on September 18, 1910^[3]. He passed away in Jerusalem^[4]. He died on August 25, 2008^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], pianist^[7], photographer^[8], conductor^[9], and musicologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Josef Tal's place of birth was Pniewy^[2].
• Josef Tal passed away in Jerusalem^[4].
• Josef Tal was born on September 18, 1910^[3].
• Josef Tal died on August 25, 2008^[5].
• A child of Josef Tal was Etan Tal^[12].
• Josef Tal held citizenship in Israel^[13].
• Josef Tal worked as a composer^[6].
• Josef Tal worked as a pianist^[7].
• Josef Tal worked as a photographer^[8].
• Josef Tal worked as a conductor^[9].
• Josef Tal worked as a musicologist^[10].
• Josef Tal's professions included academic musician^[14].
• Josef Tal's field of work was piano performance^[15].
• Josef Tal's field of work was music composing^[16].
• Josef Tal's field of work was music theory^[17].
• Josef Tal's field of work was music education^[18].
• Josef Tal's field of work was composed musical work^[19].
• Josef Tal's field of work was music composition^[20].
• Josef Tal received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[21].
• Josef Tal received the Israel Prize^[22].
• Josef Tal received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[23].
• Josef Tal received the Wolf Prize in Arts^[24].
• Josef Tal received the Berliner Kunstpreis^[25].
• Josef Tal received the Johann Wenzel Stamitz Award^[26].
• Josef Tal was a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1910-09-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-08-25^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: d59460c2-8795-4516-9d07-be0d2ddf89d7^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Josef Tal's place of birth was Pniewy^[2]. He was born on September 18, 1910^[3].

Education

Josef Tal studied under Paul Hindemith^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], pianist^[7], photographer^[8], conductor^[9], musicologist^[10], and academic musician^[14]. Fields of work include piano performance^[15], a field of study^[34]; music composing^[16], a type of arts^[35]; music theory^[17], an academic discipline^[36]; music education^[18], a branch of education^[37]; composed musical work^[19], a type of work of art^[38]; and music composition^[20], an academic discipline^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[21], a grade of an order^[40], in France^[41]; Israel Prize^[22], an award^[42], in Israel^[43], founded in 1953^[44]; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[23], a decoration^[45], in Germany^[46]; Wolf Prize in Arts^[24], an art prize^[47], in Israel^[48], founded in 1978^[49]; Berliner Kunstpreis^[25], a literary award^[50], in Germany^[51]; and Johann Wenzel Stamitz Award^[26], an award^[52], in Germany^[53].

Personal Life

A child of Josef Tal was Etan Tal^[12].

Death and Burial

Josef Tal died on August 25, 2008^[5]. He passed away in Jerusalem^[4].

Why It Matters

Josef Tal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

Where was Josef Tal born?

Josef Tal's place of birth was Pniewy^[2].

Where did Josef Tal die?

Josef Tal passed away in Jerusalem^[4].

What did Josef Tal do for work?

Josef Tal worked as composer^[6], pianist^[7], photographer^[8], conductor^[9], and musicologist^[10].

What awards did Josef Tal receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[21], Israel Prize^[22], Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[23], and Wolf Prize in Arts^[24].