Benedict Silberman, originally ''Boruch Hirsch-Benedigton Silberman'' (December 5, 1901 in

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– December 11, 1971 in

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), was a Dutch composer and conductor of Austrian Jewish descent. Silberman was the son of an Austrian violinist working in Helsinki who settled in

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. Silberman studied piano with and composition with

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at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He wrote a piano concerto (1924) at the end of his studies. A year later he composed a violin concerto. He left for

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where he played as a violinist and arranged light classical musical, preferentially

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operettas. In 1944 he composed his own operetta ''Het Rozeneiland'' (The Island of Roses). He had contact with

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and

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and toured Europe with the dance orchestras of

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, Marek Weber and Dajos Bela. In 1936 he returned to the Netherlands and became pianist in the AVRO radio orchestra of Kovacs Lajos. In 1938 he became conductor of the VARA radio orchestra. In 1948 he was asked to create a radio orchestra specialized in light classical music; he led this from 1949 till 1967. In 1965, he won the

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for his contributions to Dutch music.Conamus jaarverslag 2003
In 1965 shlomo carlebach published the album in the palace of the king, Silberman arranged and conducted the chorus and symphony orchestra. Benedict Silberman composed The battle of Waterloo, chambermusic which makes you relive the battle of Waterloo (Napoleon). Silberman was also the conductor of this music, the sound engineer was Ruud van Lieshout, the orchestra was the Promenade Orchestra, the producer was Gerrit den Braber and the recording supervisor was Joop Stokkermans. The Battle of Waterloo is a fantasy by B. Silberman made after old motives.

References

* Robijns, Jozef; Zijlstra, Miep. ''Algemene muziek enciclopedie'', De Haan, 1979–1984 * Ruppli, Michel. ''The Decca Labels. A Discography'', Volume 6, Greenwood Press, 1996. 1901 births 1971 deaths 20th-century composers Conservatorium van Amsterdam alumni Dutch classical composers Dutch classical pianists Dutch conductors (music) Male conductors (music) Dutch Jews Dutch people of Austrian descent Jewish classical composers Musicians from Amsterdam 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century Dutch male musicians {{Conductor-stub