Ilan Virtzberg (Hebrew: אילן וירצברג) (born September 12, 1951) is an Israeli composer, arranger, music producer, guitarist, and singer. He is described as "one of the most sought-after composers and producers in Israeli pop in the 80s and early 90s".
Biography
He was born in Beersheva to the family of a Holocaust survivor Beni Virtzberg. During his service in the IDF he was a guitarist in the air force band. After the army he studied in the Samuel Rubin Israel Academy of Music (now Buchmann-Mehta School of Music).
During 1982–2024 Virtzberg released 20 albums.
His first album B'tzir Tov [he] (1982, remastered in 2002) in collaboration with Shimon Galbats [he] based on the songs of Yona Wallach ranked 18th in the list of 100 best Israeli albums by the newspaper Yediot Ahronoth in 2005.
Filmography
Virtzberg composed music for about 15 feature, documentary and TV films, including:
- 1986: The Smile of the Lamb
- 1989: One of Us
- 1987: Himmo, King of Jerusalem
- 1984: Beyond the Walls
Family
His sister is Dahlia Virtzberg-Rofe' [he], researcher in the area of mental health and activist for human rights of mentally deficient people.
References
- רונן שטיינבאום ואילן וירצברג: טובים ולא מושמעים, Haaretz, January 17, 2010
- ^ סיפורו של בני וירצברג, עוזרו בכפייה של מלאך המוות מאושוויץ, ד"ר יוזף מנגלה
- Biography
- אלבומים אישיים
- 100 האלבומים הישראלים הטובים
- אילן וירצברג
- סרטים
External links
- Official website
- Official website (old)
- מי מכיר את האיש שבקיר: ראיון עם אילן וירצברג Makor Rishon, November 13, 2010