Haim Tukachinsky

Haim Tukachinsky (Hebrew: חיים טוקצ'ינסקי‎; born November 10, 1987; Haifa, Israel – died September 24, 2018) was an Israeli Jewish Orthodox pianist, composer, conductor and musical director.

Haim Tukachinsky
Haim Tukachinsky
Born
Haim Tukachinsky

(1987-11-10)November 10, 1987
Died(2018-09-24)September 24, 2018
Years active1999–2018
WebsiteHaim Tukachinsky's official website

Biography
Cover of the album in memory of Haim Tukachinsky
Note sheets of Haim Tukachinsky, published by Israel Music Institute, and a Sheet Music Book, published by the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

Haim Tukachinsky was born in Haifa and raised in Kiryat Motzkin. Educated in Chabad educational institutions and continued his studies in a small yeshiva in the Krayot Region. At the same time, he also attended the Kiryat Motzkin conservatory.[1]

After completing his yeshiva studies and external matriculation exams, he was accepted to the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where he studied piano (with Prof. Yitzhak Katz, Prof. Vadim Monastyrsky and Prof. Eitan Globerson), composition (with Dr. Michael Wolpe) and conducting. He also completed a Piano Teaching Certification Program with Prof. Globerson.[2]

At the age of 16, Haim started working as a freelance musician.While nurturing his career as a solo pianist, he accompanied singers and chazanim (cantors), taught piano in the conservatory, worked as a conductor, accompanying various master classes, wrote musical quizzes and served as a musical director of various musicals and other productions. He won an Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel (AACI) Award, 2007 to 2009. He was also awarded a Wolf Foundation Scholarship in 2008. In the summer of 2008, Tukachinsky took part in the Oxford International Piano Festival. In summer of 2010, he took second place in the 11th Carlo Tavasani Piano Competition, as well as second place in the Rose Choron Chamber Music Competition.[3]

He composed music for various instruments, singers, and a variety of musical ensembles. He composed pieces for Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, as well as other leading orchestras. As a solo pianist, Tukachinsky toured England, France and Norway, where he played his compositions in collaboration with global well-known artists.. Over the years, he played his compositions in collaboration with well-known artists from around the world.He performed as a solo pianist around Israel, and participated in chamber music concerts. engaged in multiple local stage productions, including collaborations with Israel Musicals, the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel, the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel, the Beit Hillel Theater Workshop at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and others. After completing his studies, Tukachinsky lived and worked in Jerusalem.

Haim Tukachinsky was killed in a hit and run accident on Sukkot eve in 2018. He was buried at the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. His funeral was attended by many people from all groups of Israeli society who came to pay their last respects and show their appreciation of him as a person and pianist.[4]

Awards and recognitions

References
  1. Merav Cohen, The victim of hit and run accident: pianist Haim Tukachinsky, Kipa website, September 25, 2018
  2. Ahiya Raved and Inbar Tweezer, “Haim was a godsend, this is a great loss for the music world”: Orthodox pianist killed in a hit and run accident in Jerusalem, Ynet, September 25, 2018
  3. Maariv Online, The composer who was killed in a hit and run accident was buried today: “Everything that happens in my life should be so”; Maariv Online, September 25, 2018
  4. Yishai Porat, Haredi pianist killed in hit and run: Ehud in the secular community, Ynet , September 25, 2018 (Hebrew)
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