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Wilfred Josephs
Wilfred Josephs (24 July 1927 – 17 November 1997) was an English composer.〔(Obituary )〕
==Life==
Born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, the fourth and youngest son of Russian and South Shields Jewish parents, Wilfred Josephs had his first musical studies in Newcastle with Arthur Milner, and showed early promise, but was persuaded by his parents to take up a 'sensible' career. He subsequently became a dentist, qualifying as a Bachelor of Dental Surgery of the University of Durham in 1951. He later studied at the Guildhall School in London.
In 1963 his ''Requiem'', a complete setting of the Hebrew Kaddish,〔Robert Chase Dies Irae: A Guide to Requiem Music -2004 Page 385 "Other related works are Requiem, Op. 39 (1963) (complete setting of the Kaddish) by Wilfred Josephs"〕 written in memory of the Jews who died during the Holocaust, won the first International Composing Competition of the City of Milan and La Scala - then the biggest musical award in the world, after which he gave up dentistry and became a full-time composer. The Requiem was performed by Nino Sanzogno in Milan, Maurice Handford for the BBC,〔The Strad: A Monthly Journal for Professionals and Amateurs Pablo de Sarasate - 1967 "In the Halle Orchestra's Mid-day Concert on September 1 in the BBC's Music Programme, there was the first broadcast performance in this country of Wilfred Josephs' "Requiem", the work which won the 1963 Milan Composition Prize. The soloist, as in ... The performance was conducted by Maurice Handford. "〕 Max Rudolf in Cincinnati, and Giulini in Chicago. A recording was made by David Measham for Unicorn Kanchana.
Josephs was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music of Newcastle University in 1978. In October 1996, a concert of his works was given at Newcastle University in his presence. He died in London in 1997, leaving a wife, Valerie, and two daughters, Claudia and Philippa. The Wilfred Josephs Society continues to promote his works, the president of which is Sir Charles Mackerras.
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