Moshe Atzmon (; born 30 July 1931) is an Israeli conductor. He was born Móse Grószberger in Budapest, and at the age of thirteen he emigrated with his family to

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, Israel. He started his musical career on the

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before going to London for further studies in conducting. He has won several conducting prizes and held many positions with major orchestras. He was chief conductor of the

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from 1967 to 1971 and the Sinfonieorchester Basel from 1972 to 1986. He was chief conductor of orchestras in Tokyo,

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, and

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and of the Dortmunder Philharmoniker.

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klassika.info 1931 births Living people Hungarian male conductors (music) Jewish classical musicians 21st-century Israeli Jews Hungarian Jews Hungarian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Israeli people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Musicians from Budapest Musicians from Tel Aviv 21st-century Israeli conductors (music) 21st-century Hungarian male musicians Chief conductors of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Chief conductors of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra {{Hungary-conductor-stub