Rachel Galinne (b. 7 February 1949) is an Israeli composer born in Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden

Sweden

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. She graduated from Uppsala University

Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...

 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and then studied composition with Leon Schidlowsky

Leon Schidlowsky

Leon Schidlowsky is a well known Chilean-Israeli composer and painter. He has written music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, and instruments including the piano, violin, cello, flute, mandolin, guitar, harp, organ, as well as about sixty-five pieces of music with graphic notation...

 at the Rubin Academy at Tel-Aviv University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1984 and a Master of Music degree in 1988. She also studied composition with Witold Lutoslawski

Witold Lutoslawski

Witold Lutosławski was one of the major European composers of the 20th century, and one of the preeminent Polish musicians during his last three decades. During his lifetime, Lutosławski earned many international awards and prizes, including the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest...

 in France

France

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, and attended Darmstadt

Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...

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After completing her studies, she worked as a composer. In 1994 she received the Prime Minister's Prize for Composers and the ACUM Prize.

Works

Selected works include:

• Islossning, 2 pianoforte, percussion, 1984
• Cycles, 1986
• Concerto, 2 pianoforte, orchestra, 1988
• Trio, cl, va, pianoforte, 1989
• Symphony no.1, 1996
• Symphony no.2, 1998
• Uneginotai Nenagen [And We Shall Sing my Song of Praise] (Isaiah xxxviii), 16-pt mixed chorus, 1993
• Amitai in memoriam, for string quartet
• And They Shall Study War no More, for soprano, horn & piano
• Aphrodite, for flute solo
• Chamber Symphony, for chamber ensemble
• Chen, for percussion solo & chamber ensemble
• Dybuk, for Solo Clarinet
• Ethalech be'artsot hachayim (I Will Walk in the Land of the Living)
• Fugue for String Quartet
• Lo Yisa Goy el Goy Cherev, Nation Shall Not Lift up Sword Against Nation, for Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble
• Sonatat ha-Or (The Sonata of Light), for Violin and Piano
• The Story of Bellet, for tenor & three instruments
• Trio Energico, for violin, cello and piano

Her works have been recorded and issued on CD including:

• Rachel Galinne: Prisms