Yuval Zaliouk (יובל צליוק, born 1939 in Haifa) is an Israeli-American conductor.

Yuval Zaliouk

Biography

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Yuval Zaliouk was born into a musical family. He attended the Haifa Academy of Music[1] where he studied piano, trombone and percussion. He subsequently received a law degree from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He studied conducting with Mendi Rodan, Sir Colin Davis, Jascha Horenstein, and Otto Klemperer.

Music career

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From 1966 to 1970 he was as Permanent Conductor of the Royal Ballet, London. In 1975, Zaliouk was instrumental in the revival of Israel’s Haifa Symphony Orchestra, and was the orchestra’s Music Director until 1978. He was also Interim Principal Conductor the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 1980-1981. From 1980 to 1989, Zaliouk was Music Director of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and subsequently was appointed Conductor Laureate of the orchestra. From 1996 to 2001, Zaliouk was the Music Director of the Ra'anana Symphonette Orchestra in Israel.

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ Biography. zaliouk.com, Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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