Izhak Graziani
Izhak Graziani was an Israeli music conductor.Biography
Izhak Graziani was born in Ruse, Bulgaria, where he studied music and conducting.
In 1948, he immigrated to Israel. That year he joined the IDF Orchestra as a trumpet player. He played with the orchestra until 1952. In 1960, after the retirement of conductor Shalom Ronli-Riklis, Graziani took his place. He went on to become conductor of the IBA Radio Orchestra.
Graziani was also Music Director of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979.
Graziani retired in 2003 and died three months later.
He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein.
