Moshe Atzmon

{{short description|Israeli conductor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Moshe Atzmon | image = | caption = | native_name = משה עצמון | native_name_lang = he | birth_name = Móse Grószberger | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1931|07|30}} | birth_place = Budapest, Hungary | occupation = Conductor }} '''Moshe Atzmon''' ({{langx|he|משה עצמון}}; 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 Tel Aviv, Israel. He started his musical career on the horn 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 Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1967 to 1971 and the Sinfonieorchester Basel from 1972 to 1986. He was chief conductor of orchestras in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Rennes and of the Dortmunder Philharmoniker.

== External links == * [http://www.dacapo-records.dk/?page=artist&id=1582 Moshe Atzmon] DaCapo Records * [http://www.klassika.info/Dirigenten/Atzmon/ Moshe Atzmon] {{in lang|de}} klassika.info

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