Background
Israel, Theodore was born on August 2, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Irving and Margaret Israel.
Israel, Theodore was born on August 2, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Irving and Margaret Israel.
Graduate, Curtis Institute Museum, Philadelphia, 1949.
Violist, Chamber Music Society of New York, 1966-1967;
violist, The Princeton String Quartet, 1967;
violist, The Aeolian Chamber Players, New York, 1970;
viola soloist, instructor, Woodstock Quartet of U. Potsdam, New York, 1971;
viola soloist, instructor, New England Music Festival, Amherst, New York, 1974;
violist, The Berkshire Quartet, 1973-1976;
instructor viola, Congress of Strings, New York, 1986;
violist, various recordings and transcriptions, New York, since 1987. Violist Pablo Casals Festivals, 1950-1951. First violist Little Orchestra Society, New York, 1952, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, 1954, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1955.
Violist Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, 1955, New York Philharmonic, Ravina String Quartet, 1963, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, 1962, New York City Opera, 1965.
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Married Dora Barski, October 10, 1954. Children: Vivian Lena, Karen Olga.